Cave Johnson House (North Bend, Ky.)

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Title: Cave Johnson House (North Bend, Ky.)
Description: Historic Status: National Register of Historic Places; Floor Plan: Center Passage Double; The imposing main block of Boone County's northernmost home was built on River Road circa 1797 by Cave Johnson, the first County Clerk. Like other early riverfront residences in Boone County, the Cave Johnson House originally fronted on the Ohio River but was later remodeled with a formal entrance facing River Road. At the time of its construction, Johnson's friend, future-President, William Henry Harrison lived on the opposite shore of the river in North Bend, Ohio. The two men frequently crossed the river to visit.; The Cave Johnson House is one of the county's finest and earliest Federal style buildings, and is a rare example of the two-story, center passage, double-pile plan. The Federal style is evident in the building's Flemish bond brickwork, jack arch openings, and 9/6 and 6/6 sash. Sympathetic additions dating to the mid-19th and mid-20th centuries flank the main block, and a monumental portico overlooks the Ohio River.; The circa 1800 brick slave quarters is a one-and-a-half story, four bay building with standing seam roof. Although modified for use as a garage in the mid-20th century, the building is arguably the most intact one of its kind in Boone County.; The house was added to the National Register in 1989
Has beginning: Construction Date: 1797
Identifier: Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory designation: BE 104; National Register reference number: 88003273; National Archives identifier: 123845646
Full address: 8368 River Road
Political division: North Bend (Ky.)
Located within: Neboshon Farms (North Bend, Ky.)
Related resource: Johnson family; National Register documentation [PDF]
Latitude: 38.88802905
Longitude: -84.69420852
Target coordinates: 699988.388 m; 4306878.278 m
Bibliographic citation: Historic Structures of Boone County, page 31; Survey of Historic Sites, page 43
Source: Boone County GIS; Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory; National Register of Historic Places Database; National Archives Catalog; Historic Structures of Boone County Kentucky; Survey of Historic Sites in Kentucky: Boone County

Item sets: AA--Historic Sites--Kentucky; Historic Sites--Kentucky--Boone County--Bullittsville Precinct; Historic Sites--National Register--Kentucky--Boone County

Media: Cave Johnson House; Cave Johnson House Slave Quarters

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