Erasmus Riggs House

Erasmus Riggs House
Erasmus Riggs House is located in Kentucky
Erasmus Riggs House
Erasmus Riggs House
Location in Kentucky
Erasmus Riggs House is located in the United States
Erasmus Riggs House
Erasmus Riggs House
Location in United States
LocationOff Kentucky Route 13, near Carlisle, Kentucky
Coordinates38°15′55″N 84°03′14″W / 38.26528°N 84.05389°W / 38.26528; -84.05389 (Erasmus Riggs House)
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built1820
Built byMetcalf, Thomas
Architectural styleFederal
MPSEarly Stone Buildings of Central Kentucky TR
NRHP reference No.83002839[1]
Added to NRHPJune 23, 1983

The Erasmus Riggs House, near Carlisle, Kentucky, is a stone house built in 1820. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

It is a one-and-a-half-story dry stone hall-parlor plan house. It includes elements of Federal style, and is notable especially as a work of Thomas Metcalf (stonemason and later governor of Kentucky).[2]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ C.M. Wooley (1982). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventor: Erasmus Riggs House". National Park Service. Retrieved April 12, 2018. With accompanying five photos from 1973 and 1982


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