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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 is a historic late 19th-century farmhouse in Shelby County, Kentucky near Bagdad, Kentucky.[1] It has also been called the Winford and Lucy Day Bailey House. The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 27, 1988, for the architecture.[2]

History

The house is a two-story farmhouse, featuring "vernacular Greek Temple" architecture, and the architect is unknown.[2] It was built around 1875, and owned by Philomen Bird sometime before 1888.[3] In 1890, Winford and Lucy Day Bailey purchased the property from Bird.[2] The Bailey family lived at the house and ran it as a 208 acres (84 ha) farm until the death of Mrs. Bailey in 1936.[2] When the farm was active, they farmed and raised tobacco, cattle, corn, and pigs.[2] The land around the house is planted with old walnut trees, maple trees, redbud trees, and locust trees.[2]

Its listing followed a 1986–1987 study of the historic resources of Shelby County.[4] The house is located within a 2019 study area for routing of a new highway connecting Interstate 65 and Interstate 71 avoiding Louisville.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Philomen Bird House". National Park Service. Retrieved November 7, 2023. With accompanying pictures
  3. ^ Christine Amos (July 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Philomen Bird House / Winford and Lucy Day Bailey House". National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Retrieved August 20, 2022. Includes six photos.
  4. ^ 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.)
  5. ^ 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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