The Hausgen House, a historic home, located on Walnut Lane in

Anchorage, Kentucky Anchorage is a home rule-class city in eastern Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,348 at the 2010 census and an estimated 2,432 in 2018. It is a suburb of Louisville. History The land that is now Anchorage was a p ...

, was constructed and is an example of the

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design popular in eastern Jefferson County during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The home was built for H. Otto Hausgen by William B. Wood, known as Anchorage's master builder. The foundation of the home is constructed of local limestone; quarried from the nearby community of Peewee Valley, Kentucky. Lumber, tools, and other materials used in the construction of the home were hauled in two-horse wagons, a commonly used conveyance of the time."Anchorage" by Leone W. Hallenberg, 1959, by The Anchorage Press, Anchorage, KY The two-story frame and weatherboard house has a hipped roof and a one-story veranda, which spans the entire main façade. The front entryway includes an elaborate front door with overhead

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s and sidelights - a typical feature with the

styles of the period. These features, along with the fine dentil molding of the porch and cornice work, make this house a particularly fine example of Wood's work. The home also features a multiple columned porch distinctive to the style. This home style went on to greatly influence the 1908 design of the W. S. Forrester House; a residence attributed to Henry Frank, a local builder who had served as an apprentice to Wood. Since its completion, Hausgen House has remained intact, with no known changes made to its

styling. It was listed on the

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in 1983 and has undergone significant renovations since that time.

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Houses completed in 1890 19th-century buildings and structures in Louisville, Kentucky Houses in Jefferson County, Kentucky National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County, Kentucky Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky 1890 establishments in Kentucky Anchorage, Kentucky Colonial Revival architecture in Kentucky {{Louisville-struct-stub

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