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Coordinates: 38°14′41″N 85°06′52″W / 38.24472°N 85.11444°W / 38.24472; -85.11444 (Philomen Bird House)
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Philomen Bird House
Philomen Bird House is located in Kentucky
Philomen Bird House
LocationKentucky Route 1005/Vigo Rd., east of Beards Rd., near Bagdad, Kentucky
Coordinates38°14′41″N 85°06′52″W / 38.24472°N 85.11444°W / 38.24472; -85.11444 (Philomen Bird House)
Arealess than one acre
Built1875
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Vernacular Victorian
MPSShelby County MRA
NRHP reference No.88002917[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 27, 1988

The Philomen Bird House, in Shelby County, Kentucky near Bagdad, Kentucky, was built in 1875.[1]

Date added: December 27, 1988 Architect: Unknown Architecture: Greek Revival, Vernacular Victorian Other names: Winford and Lucy Day Bailey House Historic function: Domestic Historic subfunction: Single Dwelling Criteria: architecture/engineering Number of contributing buildings: 1

"Thepropertyissighificantonalocallevelundercriteriac:astheonlyknownhouseofthis-exteriorI.‘forminthecountythathasmaintainedthemajorityofitsphysicalintegrity. The side-passage plan was not often built" and is rarely embelishedwithsuchstylisticdetailsasthisvernacularGreekTempleexamplefc114.History:THEPROPERTYWASORIGINALLYOWNEDBYPHILOMENBIRDBEFORE1888WHENTHEHOUSEISINDICATEDINTHESHELBYCOUNTYATLAS.WINFORDANDLUCYBAILEY,GRANDPARENTSOFTHEPRESENTOWNERSPURCHASEDTHEFARMXFROMBIRDCIRCA1890.MRS.BAILEYLIVEDINTHEHOUSEUNTILHERDEATHIN1936.BAILEYRANTHE808ACREFARMANDRAISEDTOBACCO,.CATTLE,HOGSANDCORN.HEALSOSERVEDASSHERIFFOFSHELBYCOUNTY."[2]

Its listing followed a 1986-87 study of the historic resources of Shelby County.[3]

It is located within study area for routing of a new highway connecting Interstate 65 and Interstate 71 avoiding Louisville.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Christine Amos (July 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Philomen Bird House / Winford and Lucy Day Bailey House". NARA. Retrieved August 20, 2022. Includes six photos.
  3. ^ Gibson Worsham; Charlotte Worsham; Christine Amos (January 1987). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Historic Resources of Shelby County outside Shelbyville. NARA. Retrieved August 20, 2022. (417 pages. Downloading may be slow.)
  4. ^ Environmental Overview / 65-71 Regional Connector / KYTC Item 5-564.00 / Bullitt, Henry, Jefferson, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer, & Oldham Counties (PDF). May 2, 2019. And final report is at HDR; Palmer Engineering; HMB Professional Engineers, Inc.; Integrated Engineering; CRA Associates, Inc.; Corn Island Archaeology; Civil Design, Inc. (September 2020). 65-71 Regional Corridor Study / Final Report / Prepared for Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Central Office, District 5 (PDF).


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