Shelby Family Houses

SE of Lexington on Richmond Rd., Shelby Lane, and Jacks Creek Pike, Lexington, Kentucky. County/parish: Fayette.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 17, 1978. NRIS 78001322.

10 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site.

Also known as:

• See Also:77000614

From Wikipedia:

Shelby Family Houses

The Shelby Family Houses near Lexington, Kentucky are five houses that together were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

The listing covers:

• "Greenfields", 5510 Richmond Road, Lexington
• "Grassland" (1823), Shelby Lane, Lexington, an L-shaped two-and-a-half-story brick house
• "Richland" (1820s or 1830s), Richmond Road, Lexington
• "Ruemont", Jacks Creek Pike, Lexington
• "Highland Hall", 6208 Richmond Rd., Lexington, Kentucky, which is separately listed on the National Register.

A sixth house, "Belair", is excluded from the National Register listing.

The 20.1-acre (8.1 ha) listing included, in 1978, 10 contributing buildings and one other contributing site.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123849988