Point Au View
National Register of Historic Places

Point Au View

Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky
Listed
January 4, 1985
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
85000015

About this property

Point Au View is an Italian villa architecture house located in Mason County, Kentucky. It was built in the 1850s for Judge Emory C. Whitaker, a prominent Maysville lawyer. Whitaker was born in New Hampshire in 1816 and moved to Kentucky in 1841.

Location

721 Hillcrest Rd.
Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky
38.64708, -83.77675

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 85000015. It was listed on January 4, 1985.

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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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

Newdigate-Reed House
Civil War
0.1 mi
Armstrong Row
Early Republic
0.5 mi
Phillips' Folly
Early Republic
0.5 mi

Nearby Battles

Guerrilla Action at Maysville (Mason County)
1863Civil War
1.7 mi
Action at Maysville (Mason County)
1864Civil War
1.9 mi
Action at Washington (Mason County)
1862Civil War
4 mi

Questions about this property

When was Point Au View listed on the National Register?

Point Au View was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 4, 1985.

What type of historic resource is Point Au View?

Point Au View is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Point Au View?

The period of significance for Point Au View is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1816.

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