Oak Hill, built in 1853, is an

historic home A historic house generally meets several criteria before being listed by an official body as "historic." Generally the building is at least a certain age, depending on the rules for the individual list. A second factor is that the building be in ...

located at 26 Aspen Street in

Calvert City, Kentucky Calvert City is a home rule-class city in Marshall County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,566 at the 2010 census. History Calvert City was named for Potilla Willis Calvert. He built his home, Oak Hill, in 1860 and around a deca ...

. It was built by Potilla Calvert, the founder of Calvert City and the man for whom the city was named. It was named a historic Kentucky landmark in August 1973. On December 31, 1974, it was added to 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 ...

. The present appearance of the house was created in 1949 when any Victorian era features were removed or hidden. A two-story four-column

portico A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea was widely used in ancient Greece and has influenced many cult ...

with a second floor iron balcony and a Georgian style door frame were then added. With .

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky Houses in Marshall County, Kentucky National Register of Historic Places in Marshall County, Kentucky 1853 establishments in Kentucky Houses completed in 1853 {{MarshallCountyKY-NRHP-stub