James Barnett House/Pleasant Hill, US 421 South, Richmond, Kentucky
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Joseph Barnett House/Pleasant View | |
| Address: | US 421 S |
| City/locality- State/province | Richmond, Kentucky |
| County- State/province: | Madison County, Kentucky |
| State/province: | Kentucky |
| Country: | United States |
| Year built: | 1825 |
| Primary Style: | Federalist |
| Additions: | Windows elongated and hallway added post-Civil War |
| Historic Function: | House/single dwelling or duplex |
| Current Function: | House/single dwelling or duplex |
| Material of Exterior Wall Covering: | Brick |
(37.682294° N, 84.256278° WLatitude: 37°40′56.258″N
Longitude: 84°15′22.601″W)
This brick structure was first owned by court Joseph Barrett (1763-1831), a county court magistrate, and was later the site of much of the Civil War battle of Richmond. Like Mt. Zion Church, Pleasant View bears the view scars of that two-day battle, with the indentation of a cannon ball in one exterior brick wall. As at Mt. Zion Church, many wounded soldiers were treated inside.
The original Federal facade is laid in Flemish bond having stretcher-header jack arches over the windows and a narrow brick belt course between the first and second stories. A double-leaf doorway provides access into the two first-floor rooms. Although the two-story house has had several additions, and the kitchen is no longer seperate from the house, the original hall-parlor plan is still evident.
Remodeling after the Civil War included the addition of a hallway and the elongation of the windows. This gave the house a side-passage plan and Italianate detail. A wrap-around porch supported by Tuscan columns now adds overhead shelter at the entrance. Brick slave quarters, a stone and wood ice house, and a carriage house remain on the grounds.Contents |
