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Shropshire House (Georgetown, Kentucky)
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The Shropshire House is a Greek Revival Federal style house located in the East Main Street Residential Historic District in Georgetown, Kentucky
. The house was the built in 1814 by John and Mary (Gano) Buckner.
The property was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
on April 2, 1973.
; an area designated a historically significant location by the U.S. National Registered of Historic Places because of its importance in the history of the city.
Both John and Mary Buckner came from families that were early settler in central Kentucky.
In 1818, the property was sold to Alexander Parker, who resold the home to Elizabeth Lewis as a residence for her daughter Sophia and her husband, John T. Johnson. Johnson lived in the house while he served in the United States Congress
.
Robert J. Ward purchased the property in 1828 and lived in the home with his family until they moved to Louisville, Kentucky
in 1833.
George W. Johnson, future Confederate governor of Kentucky
, bought the property from the Ward's.
John C. Miller purchased the house in 1835. In 1894 Joel Penn bought the house. J. Gano Shropshire and his wife Nannie purchased the house in 1918 and did extensive remodeling of the structure.
Georgetown, Kentucky
Georgetown is a city in Scott County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 29,098 at the 2010 census. The original settlement of Lebanon, founded by Rev. Elijah Craig, was renamed in 1790 in honor of President George Washington. It is the home of Georgetown College, a private liberal arts...
. The house was the built in 1814 by John and Mary (Gano) Buckner.
The property was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on April 2, 1973.
History
The Shropshire House is a residential dwelling built in 1814 by John and Mary (Gano) Buckner on East Main Street near the downtown area of Georgetown. The house is located in the East Main Street Residential DistrictGeorgetown East Main Street Residential District (Scott County, Kentucky)
The Georgetown East Main Street Residential District is a historic neighborhood located in Georgetown, Kentucky. The area was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on June 7, 1978....
; an area designated a historically significant location by the U.S. National Registered of Historic Places because of its importance in the history of the city.
Both John and Mary Buckner came from families that were early settler in central Kentucky.
In 1818, the property was sold to Alexander Parker, who resold the home to Elizabeth Lewis as a residence for her daughter Sophia and her husband, John T. Johnson. Johnson lived in the house while he served in the United States Congress
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
.
Robert J. Ward purchased the property in 1828 and lived in the home with his family until they moved to Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
in 1833.
George W. Johnson, future Confederate governor of Kentucky
Confederate government of Kentucky
The Confederate government of Kentucky was a shadow government established for the Commonwealth of Kentucky by a self-constituted group of Confederate sympathizers during the American Civil War. The shadow government never replaced the elected government in Frankfort, which had strong Union...
, bought the property from the Ward's.
John C. Miller purchased the house in 1835. In 1894 Joel Penn bought the house. J. Gano Shropshire and his wife Nannie purchased the house in 1918 and did extensive remodeling of the structure.