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Adams House (Salvisa, Kentucky)

Coordinates: 37°53′01″N 84°55′24″W / 37.88361°N 84.92333°W / 37.88361; -84.92333
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Adams House
LocationVan Arsdell Pike, near Salvisa, Kentucky
Coordinates37°53′01″N 84°55′24″W / 37.88361°N 84.92333°W / 37.88361; -84.92333
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Architectural styleSettlement vernacular
MPSMercer County MRA
NRHP reference No.88003357[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 8, 1989

The Adams House in Mercer County, Kentucky, near Salvisa, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

Its architectural style is deemed "settlement vernacular". It was deemed significant "as an example of the dogtrot house form made of hewn logs. It is also significant for the interior ornamentation of hand painted watermelon pattern on the walls."[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ H. Powell; F. Keightly (1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Adams House". National Park Service. Retrieved February 28, 2018. With four photos from 1978.