Young House (Nicholasville, Kentucky)

Young House
Front of the house
Nearest city: Nicholasville, Kentucky
Area: 70 acres (28 ha)
Architectural style: Italianate
Governing body: Private
MPS: Jessamine County MRA
NRHP Reference#: 84001787[1]
Added to NRHP: July 13, 1984

The Young House is an historic estate located in Jessamine County, Kentucky on Kentucky Route 29. The house was the birthplace of Bennett H. Young, an American Civil War soldier, lawyer, and architect.[2]

The property was placed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on July 13, 1984.[1]

Architecture

The Young House was built between 1814 and 1820 in the Italianate style. The two-story, nine-room house has 18 -inch-thick brick exterior walls. It has wide-plank, ash wood flooring.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ a b Coleman, J. Winston (1968). Historic Kentucky (Second ed.). Lexington, Kentucky: Henry Clay Press. pp. 128. 
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