Charles Penn Edmunds House

The Charles Penn Edmunds House, on Rocky Hill Road / Kentucky Route 1297 in Barren County, Kentucky near Beckton, is a Federal-style brick house which was built in c.1836-37. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

Charles Penn Edmunds House
Charles Penn Edmunds House is located in Kentucky
Charles Penn Edmunds House
Charles Penn Edmunds House is located in the United States
Charles Penn Edmunds House
LocationRocky Hill Road / Kentucky Route 1297, near Beckton, Kentucky
Coordinates36°59′06″N 86°01′14″W / 36.98500°N 86.02056°W / 36.98500; -86.02056
Arealess than one acre
Builtc.1837
Architectural styleFederal
MPSBarren County MRA
NRHP reference No.83002530[1]
Added to NRHPMay 20, 1983

Captain William Edmunds received this land as a military grant; his grandson Charles Penn Edmunds built the house. The house has Flemish bond brickwork at the front and common bond on the sides.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Jayne C. Henderson (Fall 1981). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Charles Penn Edmunds House". National Park Service. Retrieved February 24, 2018. With six photos from 1981.