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Mary Cecil Cantrill No. 7 House, 109 Post Office Alley, Georgetown, Scott County, KY
Location109 Post Office Alley,
Georgetown, KY
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS KY-220
Building/structure dates:
1895 initial construction
Building/structure dates:
1992 demolished
Significance: This single shotgun residence is an example of rental housing for African-American working-class citizens in the urban setting of a small city in Kentucky. It represents one type of housing provided by white landlords for their black tenants. The building originally stood on Main Street where it served as a commercial structure from circa 1895-1901 to 1914 when it was moved to its present location and converted to a residence.
Related Names
Cantrill, Mary Cecil
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. VIEW OF FRONT (SOUTH) FACADE, LOOKING NORTHEAST.
2. VIEW OF FRONT (SOUTH) FACADE, LOOKING NORTHWEST.
3. VIEW OF REAR (NORTH) WALL, SHOWING REAR PORCH AND ENTRY; LOOKING SOUTHEAST.
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