Kenmil Place
National Register of Historic Places

Kenmil Place

Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky
Listed
February 11, 2009
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
09000008

About this property

Kenmil Place in Kentucky was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. Although the house was Italianate in style until its renovation in 1923, it is significant for its Classical Revival style, popular in Kentucky from 1895 until 1950. The building's Italianate incarnation was built in 1869, and the house was known as Brighton. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in February 2009. The property was the Highlighted Property of the Week when the National Park Service released its weekly list on February 20, 2009.

Location

4300 Alben Barkley Dr.
Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky
37.05837, -88.64952

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 09000008. It was listed on February 11, 2009.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Anderson-Smith House
Modern
0.5 mi

Nearby Battles

Paducah KY Raid
1864Civil War
3.2 mi
Forrest's Raid on Paducah, Kentucky
1864Civil War
3.2 mi
First Battle of Paducah
1861Civil War
3.2 mi
Forrest's First Raid on Paducah
1864Civil War
3.2 mi
Battle of Paducah (Kentucky 1864)
1864Civil War
3.2 mi

Questions about this property

When was Kenmil Place listed on the National Register?

Kenmil Place was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 11, 2009.

What type of historic resource is Kenmil Place?

Kenmil Place is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Kenmil Place?

The period of significance for Kenmil Place is recorded as the civil_war era.

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