Young House (Nicholasville, Kentucky)
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The Young House is an historic estate located in Jessamine County, Kentucky
Jessamine County, Kentucky
Jessamine County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is within the Inner Blue Grass region, which was the center of farming and blooded stock raising, including thoroughbred horses. It was formed in 1799. The population was 48,586 in the 2010 Census...

 on Kentucky Route 29. The house was the birthplace of Bennett H. Young
Bennett H. Young
Bennett H. Young was a Confederate officer who led forces in the St Albans raid , a military action during the American Civil War. As a lieutenant of the Confederate States Army, he entered Vermont from Canada and occupied the town of St...

, an American Civil War soldier, lawyer, and architect.

The property was placed on the United States 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...

 on July 13, 1984.

Architecture

The Young House was built between 1814 and 1820 in the Italianate style. The two-story, nine-room house has 18 -inch-thick brick exterior walls. It has wide-plank, ash wood flooring.
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