Early stone houses of Kentucky
By: Carolyn Murray-Wooley.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lexington, Ky
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
ISBN-13: 9780813124797
Subjects: Architecture, Domestic -- Kentucky; Stone houses -- Kentucky; Vernacular architecture -- Kentucky; Kentucky -- History
Description: "In the years before the Revolutionary War, intrepid frontiersmen with roots in northern Ireland claimed vast tracts of land in Kentucky. These aristocratic families developed plantations and built stone houses that became the centerpieces of their properties. In Early Stone Houses of Kentucky, author Carolyn Murray-Wooley examines these early frontier homes and explores the lives of the people who built and inhabited them." "These energetic settlers transformed a wilderness into an agricultural landscape in fewer than twenty-five years. Drawing on extensive field work and genealogical research, Murray-Wooley provides an accurate history of this group of settlers and their architectural practices. Early Stone Houses of Kentucky includes measured drawings and floor plans to depict these houses as they would have appeared at the time of construction, paired with photographs of the structures today."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-218) and index.