Soaper, William, Farm

2323 Zion Rd., Henderson, Kentucky. County/parish: Henderson.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 11, 2001. NRIS 00001595.

13 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site. 1 contributing structure.

Also known as:

Benvenue
HE-5 and HE-26

From Wikipedia:

The William Soaper Farm is a farm in Henderson, Kentucky that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

While the entire farm is about 549 acres (222 ha) in size, the listed area is 148.5 acres (60.1 ha). This area includes 13 contributing buildings, a contributing structure, and a contributing site, as well as two non-contributing buildings.

The buildings include:

William Soaper Home (c. 1808), built as a log dogtrot building, expanded in 1834 to enclose the dogtrot and to add a second story, converting it into an I-house.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123850372