The Buck-Mercer House, on Waynesburg Road in Pulaski County, Kentucky near Somerset, was initially built around 1810 as a single pen log house.[1]
Buck-Mercer House | |
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| Nearest city | Somerset, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates | 37°14′02″N 84°35′04″W / 37.23389°N 84.58444°W |
| Area | 1.2 acres (0.49 ha) |
| Built | c.1810, 1858 |
| Architectural style | Double pen dog trot |
| MPS | Pulaski County MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 84001941[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 14, 1984 |
The south pen was constructed with half-dovetail notching and included a limestone chimney. In 1858, a second, north pen with a dog trot between was added. It is the only surviving double pen dogtrot house in the county.[2][3]
References
edit- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ↑ Carolyn Torma; Camille Wells (1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Pulaski County Multiple Resource Area Continuation: Buck-Mercer House". National Park Service. Retrieved April 19, 2018. With accompanying five photos from 1983-84
- ↑ Carolyn Torma; Camille Wells (1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Pulaski County Multiple Resource Area". National Park Service. Retrieved April 19, 2018.