Philomen Bird House

Philomen Bird House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Kentucky Route 1005/Vigo Rd., east of Beards Rd., near Bagdad, Kentucky
Coordinates	38.24495°N 85.11474°W / 38.24495; -85.11474
Area	less than one acre
Built	c. 1875
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Vernacular Victorian
MPS	Shelby County MRA
NRHP reference No.	88002917[1]
Added to NRHP	December 27, 1988

The Philomen Bird House is a late 19th-century farmhouse in Shelby County, Kentucky near Bagdad, Kentucky. It has also been called the Winford and Lucy Day Bailey House. The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 27, 1988, for the architecture.[2]

History

The two-story farmhouse features "vernacular Greek Temple" architecture; the architect is unknown.[2] It was built around 1875, and owned by Philomen Bird sometime before 1888.[3] In 1890, Winford and Lucy Day Bailey purchased the property from Bird.[2]

The Bailey family lived at the house and ran it as a 208 acres (84 ha) farm until the death of Mrs. Bailey in 1936.[2] During the active years of the farm they farmed and raised tobacco, cattle, corn, and pigs.[2] The land around the house is planted with old walnut trees, maple trees, redbud trees, and locust trees.[2]

Its listing followed a 1986–1987 study of the historic resources of Shelby County.[4] The house was located within a 2019 study area for routing of a new highway connecting Interstate 65 and Interstate 71 avoiding Louisville.[5]

See also

• Bird's Nest (Shelby County, Kentucky), also once owned by Philomen Bird, also NRHP-listed
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Shelby County, Kentucky

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Philomen Bird House". National Park Service. Retrieved November 7, 2023. With accompanying pictures
3. Christine Amos (July 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Philomen Bird House / Winford and Lucy Day Bailey House". National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Retrieved August 20, 2022. Includes six photos.
4. Gibson Worsham; Charlotte Worsham; Christine Amos (January 1987). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Historic Resources of Shelby County outside Shelbyville. NARA. Retrieved August 20, 2022. (417 pages. Downloading may be slow.)
5. Environmental Overview / 65-71 Regional Connector / KYTC Item 5-564.00 / Bullitt, Henry, Jefferson, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer, & Oldham Counties (PDF). May 2, 2019. And final report is at HDR; Palmer Engineering; HMB Professional Engineers, Inc.; Integrated Engineering; CRA Associates, Inc.; Corn Island Archaeology; Civil Design, Inc. (September 2020). 65-71 Regional Corridor Study / Final Report / Prepared for Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Central Office, District 5 (PDF).

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