Payne-Desha House

Payne-Desha House
Payne-Desha House is located in Kentucky
Payne-Desha House
Payne-Desha House is located in the United States
Payne-Desha House
Coordinates38°12′45″N 84°33′48″W / 38.21250°N 84.56333°W / 38.21250; -84.56333
Built1814
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.74000902 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 2, 1974

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.[2][3]

The property was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on December 2, 1974.[1]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ Bevins, Ann Bolton (1989). A History of Scott County as Told by Selected Buildings. Georgetown, Kentucky. p. 80.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ "Payne-Desha House (Marker Number:2021)". Kentucky Historical Marker Database, Kentucky Historical Society. Kentucky.gov. 2008-07-29.

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