Benjamin R. Gaines House (Burlington, Ky.)

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Title
Benjamin R. Gaines House (Burlington, Ky.)
Description
Historic Status: Demolished
Floor Plan: Center Passage Double
Located just north of Burlington on Idlewild Road, the house was named for Benjamin R. Gaines, who owned the house and surrounding property in 1883. Built in 1875 in the Greek Revival style, the house was a center passage double cell design. Although on the National Register of Historic Places, the house has been demolished.
Benjamin Rice Gaines (1821-1910) was the son of Richard and Judith Rice Gaines and grandson of early Boone County settler, George Gaines. Ben Gaines was married at least three times, but had only one child, W.A. Gaines. His known wives were: Eliza Jane Graves (1832-1873); Phebe Emerine (Emily McDannold Gaines (1822-1890); and Nannie E. Berkshire (1849-1936). His widow Nannie, spent many years in Petersburg living in the house built for her sister, Antonia Berkshire Parker.
Has beginning
Construction Date: 1875
Identifier
Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory designation: BE 365
Full address
3893 Idlewild Road
Political division
Burlington (Ky.)
Related resource
Gaines family
Latitude
39.02650909
Longitude
-84.72289235
Target coordinates
697116.005 m
4322185.506 m

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Items with "Related resource: Benjamin R. Gaines House (Burlington, Ky.)"
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Gaines, Benjamin R. Person
Items with "Has site: Benjamin R. Gaines House (Burlington, Ky.)"
Title Class
Gaines family Organization
Graves family Organization
Parker family Organization