The Cleveland House is located in
Versailles, Kentucky
Versailles () is a home rule-class city in Woodford County, Kentucky, United States. It lies by road west of Lexington and is part of the Lexington-Fayette Metropolitan Statistical Area. Versailles has a population of 9,316 according to 2017 cen ...
. Originally the Cleveland Orphan Home, it was an
orphanage that incorporated in 1869, remaining in operation until the 1950s. The original 1875 house was made of brick in
classic revival
Neoclassicism (also spelled Neo-classicism) was a Western cultural movement in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that drew inspiration from the art and culture of classical antiquity. Neoclassicism was ...
style architecture. The current structure was built in 1926, a 2½-story
Dutch Colonial Revival building on the main foundation of the earlier house.
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The current building is home of The Woodford Inn, a 10-room bed and breakfast inn. Prior to becoming The Woodford Inn, it was The Cleveland Home, a residential facility for girls through age 17, until its closure in 2005.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[
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References
External links
The Woodford Inn - A Kentucky Bed & Breakfast
official site
National Register of Historic Places in Woodford County, Kentucky
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky
Houses in Woodford County, Kentucky
1926 establishments in Kentucky
Bed and breakfasts in Kentucky
Orphanages in the United States
Houses completed in 1926
Dutch Colonial Revival architecture in the United States
Versailles, Kentucky
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