Jacob Hunter House (New Liberty, Kentucky)
The Jacob Hunter House near New Liberty, Kentucky is a historic Federal vernacular-style house built in 1818. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
Jacob Hunter House | |
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| Location | Off Kentucky Route 325 near the Big South Fork of the Kentucky River, near New Liberty, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates | 38°33′18″N 84°57′47″W |
| Area | 11 acres (4.5 ha) |
| Built | 1818 |
| Architectural style | Federal vernacular |
| MPS | Early Stone Buildings of Kentucky Outer Bluegrass and Pennyrile TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000204[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 8, 1987 |
It was built by Revolutionary War veteran Jacob Hunter, whose grandson was Lafayette Hunter. The site preserves the ruins of an early stone house, the only such site in Owen County, Kentucky and the only one-bay stone house in the state. In 1984 it was noted to be a "good historic archaeologic site; unchanged except by nature."[2]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Carolyn Murray Wooley (April 1984). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Jacob Hunter House". National Park Service. Retrieved April 8, 2018. With two photos from 1984.
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