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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′42″N 85°06′53″W / 38.24495°N 85.11474°W / 38.24495; -85.11474
Arealess than one acre
Builtc.1875
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 around 1875.[1]

Date added: December 27, 1988

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

"The property is significant on a local level under criteria c: as the only known house of this exterior form in the county that has maintained the majority of its physical integrity. The side-passage plan was not often built" and is rarely embelished with such stylistic details as this vernacular Greek Temple example fc114.History:THE PROPERTY WAS ORIGINALLY OWNED BY PHILOMEN BIRD BEFORE 1888 WHEN THE HOUSE IS INDICATED IN THE SHELBY COUNTY ATLAS. WINFORD AND LUCY BAILEY, GRANDPARENTS OF THE PRESENT OWNERS PURCHASED THE FARMX FROM BIRD CIRCA 1890. MRS. BAILEY LIVED IN THE HOUSE UNTIL HER DEATH IN 1936 BAILEY RAN THE 808 ACRE FARM AND RAISED TOBACCO, CATTLE, HOGS AND CORN. HE ALSO SERVED AS SHERIFF OF SHELBY COUNTY."[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]

See also Bird's Nest (Shelby County, Kentucky), also once owned by Philomen Bird, also NRHP-listed.

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).


Category:National Register of Historic Places in Shelby County, Kentucky Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1875 Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky Category:Houses in Shelby County, Kentucky

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