National Register of Historic Places

Herndon, Elijah, House

California, Campbell County, Kentucky
Listed
October 29, 1983
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
83002604

About this property

The Elijah Herndon House is located in California, Kentucky and built in the Federal style in 1818. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It is a single-story brick building with a one-story ell, with the front facade's brick laid in Flemish bond and side walls done in common bond. The main block is 20 by 40 feet (6.1 m × 12.2 m) and the ell is 17 by 15 feet (5.2 m × 4.6 m). Elijah Herndon married and moved to Campbell County, Kentucky before 1800, where he is listed on the census. Elijah appears on the Scott County, Kentucky tax lists for 1796, where he lived with his father Lewis Herndon. Elijah Herndon was born in Goochland County, Virginia November 27, 1774. Elijah and his horse served in the War of 1812 from Kentucky. A family story states that Elijah and his slaves built the brick home on Washington Trace Road in 1818 out of bricks used as a ship's ballast for his second wife Elizabeth Sadler.

Location

California, Campbell County, Kentucky
38.92716, -84.29431

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Herndon, Elijah, House listed on the National Register?

Herndon, Elijah, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 29, 1983.

What type of historic resource is Herndon, Elijah, House?

Herndon, Elijah, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Herndon, Elijah, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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