Samuel Karr House, Lost Fork Road, Richmond, Kentucky
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Samuel Karr House | |
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| Address: | Lost Fork Road |
| City/locality- State/province |
Richmond, Kentucky |
| County- State/province: |
Madison County, Kentucky |
| State/province: | Kentucky |
| Country: | United States |
| Year built: | ca. 1800-1825 |
| Primary Style: | Federalist |
| Additions: | Lean-to built in rear during 1930s |
| Major Alterations: | White exterior paint"White exterior paint" is not in the list (Intact, Some/mostly intact, Altered, Significant Alterations, Alterations more apparent than original) of allowed values for the "Major alterations" property. |
| Historic Function: | House/single dwelling or duplex |
| Current Function: | House/single dwelling or duplex |
| Material of Exterior Wall Covering: | Brick |
| Notes: | Also known as the Gentry House |
(37.844819,-84.289387)
| National Register of Historic Places Information | |
| Reference Number: | 88003313 |
| Certification date: | February 8, 1989 |
| Primary Style: | Federal |
This one-and-one-half story federal style brick house, now painted white, provides a good example of the durable masonry dwellings built for many settlers in Madison County. The three-bayed front facade, laid in Flemish bond, contains a central entrance flanked by two windows with jack arches. These windows on the front facade were originally directly opposite two others on the back facade. The rear windows, now adapted as doorways, give access to a lean-to addition built in the 1930s to enlarge the single-pile residence. Although the window sashes of the front have been changed , the reeding in the surround remains. The entrance, originally a double-leaf door with glass transom, has been modified to include a wooden paneled transom above a single door.
The original hall-parlor plan is still evident on the interior. Original end chimneys and chair rails also remain and are an important part of the dwelling's architectural detail. The Karr House sits atop a small knoll amidst shade trees, surrounded by farmland.
