Elkwood

  • Also Known As: McDowell,William,House also WD 112

  • Address: 158 Leestown Pike W
  • Vicinity: N of I-64
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Building

Elkwood is an exceptional example of masterful craftsmanship and distinguished architectural design of the early Greek Revival era. The house has been attributed to both Gideon Shryock, recognized as Kentucky's first trained architect, and Matthew Kennedy (the residence is strikingly similar to Kennedy's own home in Lexington built c.1816), men whose architectural contributions influenced decades of regional design in Kentucky.

The home was built for William McDowell about 1835 and maintains excellent integrity of design, materials and workmanship. It is a notable surviving example of the massive, two-story, double-pile center passage plan, a traditional mansion-type sometimes built on prosperous farms of the inner Bluegrass prior to the Civil War. - NRHP, 27 January 1994


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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1835/00/00 Gideon Shryock Architect Main residence is built, five-bay, two-story, double pile, brick masonry, center passage residence with hip roof and limestone foundation, attributed to Kentucky architects Gideon Shryock and Matthew Kennedy.
1835/00/00 Matthew Kennedy Architect Main residence is built, five-bay, two-story, double pile, brick masonry, center passage residence with hip roof and limestone foundation, attributed to Kentucky architects Gideon Shryock and Matthew Kennedy.

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Particulars for Elkwood:
Historic Use Agricultural outbuildings
Area of Significance Agriculture
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Cultural Affiliation Black American
Sight Category Building
Architectural Style Greek Revival
Criteria Historic Event
Historic Use Multiple dwelling
Owner Private
Historic Use Processing
Historic Use Secondary structure
Historic Use Single dwelling



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 93001527
Resource Type:
Owner: Private
Architect: Shryock, Gideon; Kennedy, Matthew
Architectural Style: Greek revival
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Black, Agriculture, Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Architecture-Engineering, Event
Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Significant Year: c 1835
Historic Function: Domestic, Agriculture, subsistence
Historic Sub-Function: Secondary structure, Processing, Single dwelling, Agricultural outbuildings, Multiple dwelling
Current Function: Vacant, not in use, Domestic, Agriculture, subsistence
Current Sub-Function: Agricultural outbuildings Single dwelling

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