Martin House (Greenville, Kentucky)

The Martin House is a historic house located at 144 E. Main Cross St. in Greenville, Kentucky. The house was built in 1870 by the Brank family, whose 1840 house at the same site had burned down that year. The home initially had an Italianate design which featured decorative bracketing beneath its eaves. Tobacco merchant Rufus Martin bought the house in 1899, and he and his son remodeled it in the following decade. Martin's additions were mainly done in the Colonial Revival style and included a front porch supported by Tuscan columns. After Martin died in 1902, his son inherited the house; as of the 1980s, the home remained in his family.[2]

Martin House
The Martin House was razed in 2013, and this gazebo was erected on the site
Location144 E. Main Cross St., Greenville, Kentucky
Coordinates37°12′6″N 87°10′29″W
Area5.3 acres (2.1 ha)
Built1870 (1870)
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Italianate
MPSGreenville Kentucky MRA
NRHP reference No.85001900[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 15, 1985

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 15, 1985.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Martin House". National Park Service. Retrieved July 11, 2013.


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