Ironwood
- Address: 449 Old Richardsville Rd
- Vicinity: KY-185
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1849/00/00 | Elizabeth Cox Underwood | Architect, Home | Taming her husband's grand vision, Elizabeth Underwood begins designing a home with a porch where she can stroll in bad weather. A place where "you could be Adam and I Eve, and we could enjoy together arcadian feasts of strawberries and cream." ECU | |||
| 1852/00/00 | J B Clark | Builder | Ironwood, a large, two-story, red brick mansion, is built with wide-plank poplar floors were milled from timber cut on grounds and 250,000 bricks made from clay that was dug up for the home's basement. | |||
| 1852/00/00 | Thomas Ustick Walter | Consulting Architect | Construction begins on a Greek Revival residence for Joseph and Elizabeth Underwood on 1,500 acres along a bend of the Barren River. | |||
| 1855/00/00 | Joseph R Underwood | Home | The Underwood residence is finished with a winding staircase, twelve large rooms with twelve fireplaces and handsome black walnut woodwork throughout the house, 1855-1857. Two original crystal chandeliers hang in the 2nd floor foyer. | |||
| 1857/00/00 | Zuber | Manufacturer | An original mural that was block printed and hand colored on parchment paper by Zuber is hung the Ironwood dining room. The wall paper may have been created as early as 1831. | |||
| 1900/00/00 | Six Ionic columns, added to an extended section of the porch for the Rogert Rodes family, support the denticulated cornice and pediment. |
| Particulars for Ironwood: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Architectural Style | Greek Revival |
| Criteria | Person |
| Area of Significance | Politics-government |
| Owner | Private |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
| Decorative Arts | Wallpaper, covering |
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