National Register of Historic Places

Allen, James House

Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
Listed
December 30, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
82001564

About this property

The James Allen House, also known as Scarlet Gate, in Lexington, Kentucky, was the home of writer James Lane Allen. The house, originally a 2-story Federal design, dates from the 1790s, and in the original section numbered rafters are joined with wooden pegs. The south wing of the house had been constructed prior to arrival of the Allen family in 1851, and the north wing was added in the 1930s, over a large room constructed earlier in the 20th century. The James Allen House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Allen described the house in his introduction to A Kentucky Cardinal, written in 1894 and published by Harper & Brothers in 1895, although he may not have lived in the house after 1872. In 2011 The Lexington School purchased the Allen House and its surrounding 12.6 acres.

Location

1020 Lane Allen Rd.
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
38.03278, -84.55313

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When was Allen, James House listed on the National Register?

Allen, James House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 30, 1982.

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Allen, James House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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