Larue-Layman House

Larue-Layman House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Larue-Layman house in 2011.
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Location	115 W. Poplar Street, Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States
Coordinates	37°41′43.1″N 85°51′28.3″W
Built	1831
Architectural style	Italianate
MPS	Hardin County MRA
NRHP reference No.	88001794[1]
Added to NRHP	1988

The Larue-Layman House is a two-story brick house in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, that was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

The house was originally built in 1831 as a small brick home for Jacob Warren LaRue, a member of a local pioneer family and the husband of Eliza Helm, who was the sister of Governor John LaRue Helm.[2] Extensive remodeling was performed c. 1863 for George M. Cresap, the brick on the west and south facades and little else remain from the 1831 section.[3] The 1860s remodeling produced an asymmetrical Italianate design. A one-story porch with Doric columns replaced the original on the main (south) facade c. 1910, a one-story addition was added to the north facade c. 1920.[3]

The house is notable example of the Italianate residences built in Elisabethtown in the 19th century.[3]

See also

• LaRue family
• Benjamin Helm House
• Helm Place (Elizabethtown, Kentucky)
• National Register of Historic Places in Hardin County, Kentucky

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Historic Driving Tour of Elizabethtown". Elizabethtown Turism & Convention Bureau. Archived from the original on November 27, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
3. "Historic Resources of Hardin County, Larue-Layman House" (PDF). National Park Service. August 26, 1988. Retrieved January 14, 2015. Photos