1316-1318 Main St Shelbyville, Kentucky USA

1316-1318 Main St

Construction date: ca. 1920-1929

Style:

Duplex, Craftsman

 

Status of Historic Designation:

Designated at Local level : Shelbyville Historic District

Area(s) of Significance:

Architecture

Evaluation of Potential Eligibility:

Potentially eligible as a contributing resource

Architectural Description:

This is a 2-story, 4-bay domestic building in the Craftsman style built in the period 1920-1929. The structural system is frame. The foundation is poured concrete. Exterior walls are replacement stucco. The building has a bellcast hip roof clad in replacement asphalt shingles with box cornice and dentil moulding. There are two straddle ridge, stuccoed chimneys. Windows are original wood, 12/1 double-hung sashes. The windows on the ground floor facade are flanked by divided sidelights. The upper story features twin 8 over 1 double hungs. There is a single-story, single-bay open porch characterized by a hip roof clad in asphalt shingles with square stuccoed posts. The eastern porch has been removed. Both eastern and western entry doors appear to be modern replacements.

Description generated by RuskinARC.