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Benjamin Martin House

Coordinates: 36°55′44″N 86°07′34″W / 36.92889°N 86.12611°W / 36.92889; -86.12611
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Benjamin Martin House
Benjamin Martin House is located in Kentucky
Benjamin Martin House
Benjamin Martin House is located in the United States
Benjamin Martin House
LocationBerry Store Rd., near Finney, Kentucky
Coordinates36°55′44″N 86°07′34″W / 36.92889°N 86.12611°W / 36.92889; -86.12611
Arealess than one acre
Built1812
Built byBenjamin Martin, Sr.
Architectural styleFederal
MPSBarren County MRA
NRHP reference No.83002535[1]
Added to NRHPMay 20, 1983

The Benjamin Martin House near Finney, Kentucky was built in 1812 by Benjamin Martin Sr., who lived from 1758 to 1838, and came to Kentucky from Virginia in 1784.[2]

It is one of few Federal-style brick houses surviving from its era in Barren County, Kentucky.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Jayne C. Henderson (Fall 1981). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Benjamin Martin House". National Park Service. Retrieved February 26, 2018. With four photos from 1981.