Old Wash Place
National Register of Historic Places

Old Wash Place

Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Kentucky
Listed
June 10, 1975
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
75000731

About this property

The Old Wash Place, in Anderson County, Kentucky near Lawrenceburg, was built c. 1791. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. It is a double-pen log cabin with a central section and two additions connected by dogtrots. The central portion of the house was constructed by Benjamin Wash, Revolutionary War veteran and early Anderson County settler. The cabin is located at the intersection of KY 53 and US 62. Benjamin Wash and his wife Jemima came with their five children to present-day Anderson County from Virginia around 1791. After the death of Benjamin Wash around 1819, his son John Wash moved into the house, where he resided until his death in 1871. John was one of the original Justices of the Peace of Anderson County when the county was formed in 1827. An ardent opponent of slavery, John sat on the platform with Cassius M. Clay when the famed abolitionist gave a speech at the Anderson County Courthouse in April 1849.

Location

Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Kentucky
37.95996, -85.02435

Categories

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Sources

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When was Old Wash Place listed on the National Register?

Old Wash Place was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 10, 1975.

What type of historic resource is Old Wash Place?

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

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The period of significance for Old Wash Place is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1791.

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