Shelby Family Houses

Shelby Family Houses
Shelby Family Houses is located in Kentucky
Shelby Family Houses
Shelby Family Houses is located in the United States
Shelby Family Houses
Nearest cityLexington, Kentucky
Coordinates37°56′11″N 84°25′24″W / 37.93639°N 84.42333°W / 37.93639; -84.42333
Area20.1 acres (8.1 ha)
ArchitectMultiple
NRHP reference No.78001322[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 17, 1978

The Shelby Family Houses near Lexington, Kentucky are five houses that together were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

The listing covers:[2]

  • "Greenfields", 5510 Richmond Road, Lexington
  • "Grassland" (1823), Shelby Lane, Lexington, an L-shaped two-and-a-half-story brick house
  • "Richland" (1820s or 1830s), Richmond Road, Lexington
  • "Ruemont", Jacks Creek Pike, Lexington
  • "Highland Hall", 6208 Richmond Rd., Lexington, Kentucky, which is separately listed on the National Register.

A sixth house, "Belair", is excluded from the National Register listing.[2]

The 20.1-acre (8.1 ha) listing included, in 1978, 10 contributing buildings and one other contributing site.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Nona E. Ellis (December 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Shelby Family Houses". National Park Service. Retrieved February 4, 2017. with 21 photos from 1977


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