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Shelby Family Houses

Coordinates: 37°56′11″N 84°25′24″W / 37.93639°N 84.42333°W / 37.93639; -84.42333
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Shelby Family Houses
Shelby Family Houses is located in Kentucky
Shelby Family Houses
Shelby Family Houses is located in the United States
Shelby Family Houses
Nearest cityLexington, Kentucky
Coordinates37°56′11″N 84°25′24″W / 37.93639°N 84.42333°W / 37.93639; -84.42333
Area20.1 acres (8.1 ha)
ArchitectMultiple
NRHP reference No.78001322[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 17, 1978

The Shelby Family Houses near Lexington, Kentucky are five houses that together were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

The listing covers:[2]

  • "Greenfields", 5510 Richmond Road, Lexington
  • "Grassland" (1823), Shelby Lane, Lexington, an L-shaped two-and-a-half-story brick house
  • "Richland" (1820s or 1830s), Richmond Road, Lexington
  • "Ruemont", Jacks Creek Pike, Lexington
  • "Highland Hall", 6208 Richmond Rd., Lexington, Kentucky, which is separately listed on the National Register.

A sixth house, "Belair", is excluded from the National Register listing.[2]

The 20.1-acre (8.1 ha) listing included, in 1978, 10 contributing buildings and one other contributing site.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Nona E. Ellis (December 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Shelby Family Houses". National Park Service. Retrieved February 4, 2017. with 21 photos from 1977