Ben Moran House, is a historical residence in
Mason County, Kentucky, which was built in 1818. The building was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1987,
[ as part of a study of early stone houses in Kentucky.][ ()]
It is located on the north-east corner of the intersection of Kentucky Route 8
Kentucky Route 8 is a east–west state highway divided into two distinct segments across northern Kentucky. The western terminus of the route is at KY 237 near Francisville. The eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 23 in South Portsmouth. ...
and 10, about west of Moranburg, a hamlet, in Mason County, named for the Moran family.[ With ]Federal
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in style. It was in "good" condition in 1984.[ Its roof was replaced by a higher one in the 1880s either to make more space or to follow the then-current ]Gothic Revival
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fashion.[ The house had a rear ]ell
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which was damaged in a 1981 fire and was removed or replaced.[
It was asserted to be "unique for its very primitive off-center fenestration reflecting the plan. It is not as sophisticated as the similarly sized Streube House (BK-23) in neighboring ]Bracken County
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. This one and the McGee House (ME-178 N.R.) in Mercer County are the most non-symmetrical of the early stone houses in Kentucky. This house was enlarged by steepening the roof in the Gothic period, either to add space or because of a change in fashion."[
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See also
* John McGee House, Cornishville
References
External links
Flickr photos of the house
National Register of Historic Places in Mason County, Kentucky
Houses completed in 1818
Stone houses in the United States
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky
1818 establishments in Kentucky
Federal architecture in Kentucky
Houses in Mason County, Kentucky
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