Dinsmore Homestead Privy Building (Boone County, Ky.)

Title: Dinsmore Homestead Privy Building (Boone County, Ky.)
Description: "The privy was built behind the carriage house to give some privacy to the family. There are four holes in this structure which could be emptied from the back. That feature made it easier to make use of the waste as fertilizer in the fields. Contemporary chemistry books and agricultural journals encouraged such use of nitrogen-rich human waste." --Cathy Callopy; The building was altered in the 20th Century.
Has beginning: circa 1842
Full address: Burlington Pike
Parent division/institution: Dinsmore Homestead Foundation
Political division: Burlington Precinct (Boone County, Ky.)
Located within: Dinsmore Homestead Farm (Boone County, Ky.)
Source: Dinsmore Homestead Foundation