Monticello (Cynthiana, Kentucky)
Appearance
Monticello | |
Location | Monticello Heights, Cynthiana, Kentucky |
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Coordinates | 38°22′59″N 84°17′37″W / 38.38306°N 84.29361°W |
Area | 9.5 acres (3.8 ha) |
Built | c.1883 |
Architect | Samual Hannaford |
NRHP reference No. | 74000881[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 31, 1974 |
Monticello of Monticello Heights in Cynthiana, Kentucky was built in 1883. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
It is a mansion which was built around 1883 for Thomas Jefferson Megibben at reported cost of $300,000. It overlooks the town of Cynthiana and was approached by a long curving drive. It was designed by the Cincinnati architectural firm of Samuel Hannaford.[2]
The house no longer exists but its carriage house survives.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ Thelma Taylor; Ellen Bach (September 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Monticello / Thomas Jefferson Megibben House". National Park Service. Retrieved March 8, 2019. With accompanying six photos from 1969-70
- ^ Reported by Wikipedia editor who visited the site.
Categories:
- National Register of Historic Places in Harrison County, Kentucky
- Buildings and structures completed in 1883
- 1883 establishments in Kentucky
- Former buildings and structures in Kentucky
- Carriage houses on the National Register of Historic Places
- Transportation in Harrison County, Kentucky
- Transportation buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky
- Cynthiana, Kentucky
- Kentucky Registered Historic Place stubs