U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Superintendent's House and Workmen's Office

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Superintendent's House and Workmen's Office, in Woodbury Park, Woodbury, Kentucky, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Superintendent's House and Workmen's Office
LocationWoodbury Park, Woodbury, Kentucky Woodbury Park
Coordinates37°11′05″N 86°37′56″W
Area1.6 acres (0.65 ha)
Built1912-13 (house); c.1889 (office)
EngineerF.I. Louckes, Jr.
NRHP reference No.80001489[1]
Added to NRHPJune 19, 1980

The listing is for two buildings on a high bluff:

  • the superintendent's house (1912–13), a 30 by 35 feet (9.1 m × 10.7 m) two-story Flemish bond brick house with a wraparound porch, and
  • a one-and-a-half-story office Flemish bond brick building (c.1889[2])

They are located on Federal Hill, overlooking Lock and Dam #4 of the Green River, within an 8.5 acres (3.4 ha) Butler County park.[3]

At the time of the 1980 NRHP nomination, the buildings had been vacant since 1973, when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers moved its last employee out of Woodbury.[3]

See also
  • Finney Hotel, 1890 hotel also in Woodbury Park and NRHP-listed

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Wayne R. Gannaway; Graham R. Hatcher (March 21, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Finney Hotel / McKinney Hotel / BT-W-7". National Park Service. Retrieved April 26, 2018. With accompanying three photos
  3. Eric L. Eisemann (March 1, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Superintendent's House and Workmen's Office / Federal Hill". National Park Service. Retrieved April 26, 2018. With accompanying nine photos from 1979


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