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Van Kitchen House

Coordinates: 38°14′15″N 82°59′32″W / 38.23750°N 82.99222°W / 38.23750; -82.99222
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Van Kitchen House
Van Kitchen House is located in Kentucky
Van Kitchen House
Van Kitchen House is located in the United States
Van Kitchen House
LocationOff Kentucky Route 7 south of Grayson, Kentucky
Coordinates38°14′15″N 82°59′32″W / 38.23750°N 82.99222°W / 38.23750; -82.99222
Arealess than one acre
Built1838
Built byHorton, Elijah
Architectural styleSaddle-bag
NRHP reference No.74000857[1]
Added to NRHPMay 2, 1974

The Van Kitchen House, located south of Grayson, Kentucky, off Kentucky Route 7, is a saddlebag log house built in about 1838. It has also been known as the Elijah Horton House. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

It is a two-story two-unit dwelling built of hewn logs and frame lapsiding, upon stone piers, built by or for Elijah Horton. The house was moved to its current location overlooking Grayson Lake in 1967.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Charles R. Johnson (March 22, 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Van Kitchen House / Elijah Horton House". National Park Service. Retrieved November 22, 2017. With photo from 1973.