The Henry J. Barnes House, at 144 N. Bardstown Rd. in

Mt. Washington, Kentucky Mount Washington is a home rule-class city in northeast Bullitt County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 18,090 at the 2020 census. The city is one of several surrounding Louisville that have experienced a sharp rise in populat ...

, was built in 1885. It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1993. It is a two-story double-pile four-bay "weatherboarded Cumberland form building with a two-tiered front porch." With . The building thrived as the Busy Lady Quilt Shop, but after the business closed the property sat vacant. CVS purchased the building and surrounding property, hoping to construct one of their stores. Plans fell through, and the property was abandoned for years. The historic home was demolished February 26, 2024, even after the newly elected mayor of Mt. Washington had promised to save and revitalize it during his campaign.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky Victorian architecture in Kentucky Italianate architecture in Kentucky Residential buildings completed in 1885 National Register of Historic Places in Bullitt County, Kentucky 1885 establishments in Kentucky Houses in Bullitt County, Kentucky {{BullittCountyKY-NRHP-stub