page_title: Payne-Desha House
section_title: Architecture
hierarchical_section_title: Payne-Desha House / Architecture
caption_attribution_description: Details of Italianate style porch addition on the Payne-Desha House, an historic house in Georgetown, Kentucky that was built by a war hero from the Battle of the Thames, and also was the last residence of Joseph Desha, the ninth governor of Kentucky. This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 74000902
context_page_description: The Payne-Desha House is a historic house located on land west of Royal Spring Branch near downtown Georgetown, Kentucky, USA that was built in 1814 by Robert Payne, a Kentucky war hero from the Battle of the Thames. Also, the house was the last residence of Joseph Desha, the ninth governor of Kentucky.
  The property was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on December 2, 1974.
context_section_description: Originally, the Payne-Desha House was built in the Federal style, and in the late 19th century the structure was updated to the then popular Italianate style. Additionally, the house underwent renovations in 1955 and 1975.
  As first built, the Payne-Desha house featured "an arch spanned central hall, a winding staircase, ash floors, sunburst design mantels, beaded and fluted woodwork, three basements, and a hipped roof" making the stone building one of the most intricate early stone structures in Scott County, Kentucky.
  The exterior of the house was altered in the late 19th century with the addition of Italianate style porches, hoodmolds, and roofbrackets.
caption: Details of Italianate style porch addition
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