Jenkins-Berkshire House (Petersburg, Ky.)

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Title: Jenkins-Berkshire House (Petersburg, Ky.)
Description: Historic Status: National Register of Historic Places; Floor Plan: Center Passage Single; A vernacular “Downing Cottage,” this Gothic Revival dwelling was built circa 1860 for the son of Joseph C. Jenkins, part owner of the Boone County Distilling Company. Local tradition maintains that the house was sited so the son could be observed by the father, but not heard. In 1880 Jenkins sold the house to George R. Berkshire, whose family retained ownership until the 1950s.; A prominent gable is centered on the facade; it is crowned with a finial and highlighted by lacy carved bargeboards. The entry is trabeated in the Greek Revival manner, with modest pilasters, while the door contains twin lancet-arched panels.; The house was added to the National Register in 2000.
Has beginning: Construction Date: 1860
Identifier: Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory designation: BE 28; National Register reference number: 908; National Archives identifier: 123845644
Full address: 6529 Mill Street
Political division: Petersburg (Ky.)
Related resource: Jenkins family; Berkshire family; National Register documentation [PDF]
Latitude: 38.95498885
Longitude: -84.63688313
Target coordinates: 704768.307 m; 4314437.389 m
Bibliographic citation: Historic Structures of Boone County, page 51; Survey of Historic Sites, pages 21-22
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: Historic Sites--Kentucky--Boone County--Petersburg; Historic Sites--National Register--Kentucky--Boone County

Media: be_28_2000.jpg

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