Snook House is a historic residence in
Shelby County, Kentucky near
Mulberry, Kentucky
Mulberry is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community within Shelby County, Kentucky, Shelby County, Kentucky, United States.
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Unincorporated communities in Shelby County, Kentucky
Unincorporated communities in Kentu ...
. 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 1988, for the architecture.
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History
The Snook House was deemed significant as a "well-preserved example of the late 19th century (1865–1900), 1-1/2-story frame T-plan without passage".
"T-plan" refers to a house that looks like the letter "T" set on its side in the architectural plans, and are a type of
vernacular architecture in Kentucky. It is only one of two T-plan houses without passages identified in the county, and the only single story example.
The house was built around 1895, with lumber from the nearby farm of Woodlawn (known as SH-205).
This listing included three
contributing buildings
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distric ...
and a
contributing structure
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distric ...
.
"Included is a frame outbuilding and an underground cellar which contribute to the site and a non-contributing frame garage. A contributing cistern, like the outbuilding and cellar, are integral parts of the original domestic space and demonstrate the function of a rural house."
[ Includes seven photos.]
After the house construction, it sold shortly after to Jennie and Jessie Farmer, who owned it until 1930 when it was sold to Isaac Wilborn.
After Isaac Wilborn's death in 1972, his daughter Mary Jane Wilborn inherited the property.
Its listing followed a 1986–1987 study of the historic resources of Shelby County.
[ (417 pages. )]
See also
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Van B. Snook House, also NRHP-listed in Shelby County
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External links
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Buildings and structures completed in 1895
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky
Houses in Shelby County, Kentucky
National Register of Historic Places in Shelby County, Kentucky
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