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Enoch Smith House

Coordinates: 38°03′10″N 83°57′41″W / 38.05278°N 83.96139°W / 38.05278; -83.96139 (Enoch Smith House)
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Enoch Smith House
Enoch Smith House is located in Kentucky
Enoch Smith House
Enoch Smith House is located in the United States
Enoch Smith House
LocationSR 1, Mount Sterling, Kentucky
Coordinates38°03′10″N 83°57′41″W / 38.05278°N 83.96139°W / 38.05278; -83.96139 (Enoch Smith House)
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Builtc.1808-1811
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.80001660[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 19, 1980

The Enoch Smith House, on Kentucky Route 1 in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, was built around 1808 to 1811. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

Also known as Happy Hill, it is a one-and-a-half-story single-pile central passage plan house.[2]

It was described as "a particularly clear expression of the early architectural development of Montgomery County. Embodying the basic form and details of the Federal style, the house is distinguished by the recessed panels on the main facade and the delicate interior moldings. Traditionally considered to have been built by Enoch Smith, Sr., on land he settled in 1776, the house derives additional significance through the association with Smith, one of the county's original settlers and a key figure in the establishment of the county seat of Mt. Sterling."[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Charlotte Schneider (March 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Enoch Smith House / Happy Hill". National Park Service. Retrieved March 13, 2019. With accompanying five photos from 1978