Wells-Keith House
National Register of Historic Places

Wells-Keith House

Augusta, Bracken County, Kentucky
Listed
May 21, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
84001398

About this property

The Wells-Keith House is the only single-story brick double house in Augusta. Both units have hall-parlor plans. The west unit may have been built first, based on chimney placement. The west gable features an end chimney while there is an absence of a chimney on the east gable. Stylistic details include common bond masonry, small two-over-two sash and sandstone lintels and sills. Theodore Hamilton, former mayor of Augusta, conveyed lots 4 and 5 in Square 19 to Lewis B. Wells In 1858. Wells paid $575 for the property and sold it to Anderson D. Keith for $900 in 1864. Keith, a native of Virginia, was listed in the 1850 census as one of four Augusta physicians. The "house and lot" were deeded to Ann G. Keith in 1871.

Location

411-413 3rd St.
Augusta, Bracken County, Kentucky
38.77361, -84.00124

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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Nearby Battles

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When was Wells-Keith House listed on the National Register?

Wells-Keith House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 21, 1984.

What type of historic resource is Wells-Keith House?

Wells-Keith House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Wells-Keith House is recorded as the industrial era.

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