Beeches is a brick house in Frankfort, Kentucky whose main block was built in 1818. In 1979, when it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it was in a great lawn in a park-like setting, in contrast to 20th century encroachments on all sides.[2]
Beeches | |
   | |
| Location | Off U.S. 421, Frankfort, Kentucky |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38°12′46″N 84°52′1″W / 38.21278°N 84.86694°W |
| Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
| Built | c.1800, 1818 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 79000985[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 9, 1979 |
It was deemed notable as an outstanding Federal-style structure and as one of just two surviving nineteenth-century buildings along the Leestown Pike in Franklin County, Kentucky. The other building, Glen Willis, one-fourth mile to the southwest, was already listed on the National Register.[2]
It has a one-and-a-half-story section that was a c.1800 brick house, and a two-and-a-half-story main block, also in brick. It has later brick and frame additions to the rear and east side.[2]
References edit