J. B. Allen House (Chestnut Grove, Kentucky)
J. B. Allen House  | |
![]() J. B. Allen House, September 2018  | |
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| Nearest city | Chesnut Grove, Kentucky United States  | 
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| Coordinates | 38°18′40″N 85°15′50″W / 38.31111°N 85.26389°W | 
| Area | 5.5 acres (2.2 ha) | 
| Built | c.1875 | 
| MPS | Shelby County MRA | 
| NRHP reference No. | 88002867[1] | 
| Added to NRHP | December 27, 1988 | 
J. B. Allen House is a historic residence in Chestnut Grove, Kentucky, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
Description

The house is a two-story brick T-plan that was built in the 1870s.[2] It was built with brick in running bond on its principal (southeast) facade, and has segmental arched brick hood molds over its 2/2 sash windows. It had a cornice, but that was removed. It has a "handsome" one-story wood porch with paired columns and jig-sawn trim. It has a hipped roof. The house has a one-and-a-half-story ell and a shed-roofed porch in the angle of the ell. It has a separate underground cellar.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places December 27, 1988.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
 - ^ a b Worsham, C. (1976). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory/Nomination: J. B. Allen House". nps.gov. National Park Service. Retrieved March 6, 2017. with five photos from 1986
 
External links
 Media related to J. B. Allen House (Chestnut Grove, Kentucky) at Wikimedia Commons


