James M. Lloyd House is a historic home located at the intersection of U.S. Route 31E

U.S. Route 31E

U.S. Route 31E is the easternmost of two parallel routes for U.S. Highway 31 from Nashville, Tennessee, to Louisville, Kentucky. U.S. Route 31E is the easternmost of two parallel routes for U.S. Highway 31 from Nashville, Tennessee, to Louisville, Kentucky. U.S. Route 31E is the easternmost of two...

 and East Street/Dooley Drive in Mount Washington, Kentucky

Mount Washington, Kentucky

Mount Washington is a city in northeast Bullitt County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 8,485 at the 2000 census. The estimated population as of 2006 was 11,761. It is located at what was once the crossroads of two stagecoach routes, which spurred early population growth and the...

. The home was built by Lloyd, a carpenter, around 1880. The Lloyd House replaced a home that was previously on the site, and had been destroyed by fire.

Preservation

The property was donated to the Mt. Washington Historical Society by Anita Lloyd-Lutes and her husband, Kenneth Lutes—brother of former Mayor Ralph Lutes—in 1989. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

four years later in 1993. There is an effort currently underway by the Historical Society to restore the home, which is in various stages of disrepair, and make it into the city's only museum. The building is currently closed to the public.

External links

• National Register of Historic Places - Bullitt County, KY
• History of Mount Washington, Kentucky - A history of the city as recorded on the city's official website.