Robert Chambers House (Burlington, Ky.)

Title: Robert Chambers House (Burlington, Ky.)
Description: Historic Status: National Register of Historic Places; The Robert Chambers House, located on East Bend Road, is one of the best-executed and most intact Greek Revival residences in the county. The elaborate doorway represents the most academically correct use of the relatively sophisticated Greek Doric order in Boone County. It contains engaged columns and original leaded glass sidelights. Contained in the rear ell is a recessed porch with square columns.; The house was built by mason Jessie Kelly; the woodwork, and perhaps the Greek details, were executed by master woodworker Thomas Zane Roberts. The Caldwell family has lovingly preserved the house for half a century. The house was added to the National Register in 1975.
Has beginning: Construction Date: circa 1832-1836
Identifier: Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory designation: BE 153; National Register Information System ID: 75000733
Full address: 301 East Bend Road, Burlington, KY
Political division: Burlington (Ky.)
Related resource: National Register documentation [PDF]; 'People Admire Old Buildings' by Patricia Fox, 2006 [PDF]
Bibliographic citation: Historic Structures of Boone County, page 43
Source: Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory; National Register of Historic Places Database; Historic Structures of Boone County Kentucky

Item sets: Historic Sites--Kentucky--Boone County--Burlington; Historic Sites--National Register--Kentucky--Boone County

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