Erasmus Riggs House

Historic house in Kentucky, United States

United States historic place
Erasmus Riggs House
38°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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