Larue-Layman House

The Larue-Layman House is a two-story brick house in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, that was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

Larue-Layman House
The Larue-Layman house in 2011.
Larue-Layman House is located in Kentucky
Larue-Layman House
Larue-Layman House is located in the United States
Larue-Layman House
Location115 W. Poplar Street, Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States
Coordinates37°41′43.1″N 85°51′28.3″W
Built1831
Architectural styleItalianate
MPSHardin County MRA
NRHP reference No.88001794[1]
Added to NRHP1988

The house was originally built in 1831 as a small brick home for Jacob Warren LaRue, a member of a local pioneer family and the husband of Eliza Helm, who was the sister of Governor John LaRue Helm.[2] Extensive remodeling was performed c. 1863 for George M. Cresap, the brick on the west and south facades and little else remain from the 1831 section.[3] The 1860s remodeling produced an asymmetrical Italianate design. A one-story porch with Doric columns replaced the original on the main (south) facade c. 1910, a one-story addition was added to the north facade c. 1920.[3]

The house is notable example of the Italianate residences built in Elisabethtown in the 19th century.[3]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Historic Driving Tour of Elizabethtown". Elizabethtown Turism & Convention Bureau. Archived from the original on November 27, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  3. "Historic Resources of Hardin County, Larue-Layman House" (PDF). National Park Service. August 26, 1988. Retrieved January 14, 2015. Photos


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