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18 b&w photos
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7 data pages
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2 photo caption pages


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TITLE:
Zachary Taylor House, 5608 Apache Road (formerly Blankenbaker Lane), Saint Matthews, Jefferson County, KY

CALL NUMBER:
HABS KY,56-SAMA,1-

REPRODUCTION NUMBER:
[See Call Number]

MEDIUM:
Photo(s): 18   (4 x 5 in. and 5 x 7 in.)
Data Page(s): 6 plus cover page
Photo Caption Page(s): 2

DATE:
Documentation compiled after 1933.

CREATOR:
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator

RELATED NAME(S):
Taylor, Pres. Zachary
Taylor, Hancock
McCurdy, George
Morgan, Frederic L.

NOTE:
Survey number HABS KY-69

Building/structure dates: 1794 initial construction

Building/structure dates: 1830 subsequent work

Building/structure dates: 1870 subsequent work

Building/structure dates: 1966 subsequent work

National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000359

Significance: One of the oldest residences in Jefferson County, Springfield served as the childhood home of Zachary Taylor. The twenty-three years spent by Taylor at Springfield were to be the longest he lived at any one place.

SUBJECTS:
KENTUCKY--Jefferson County--Saint Matthews
U.S. Presidents
brick buildings
houses

OTHER TITLE:
Springfield

COLLECTION:
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)

REPOSITORY:
Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

DIGID:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.ky0120

CONTENTS:
Photograph caption(s): 
1. Historic American Buildings Survey Lester Jones, Photographer May 26, 1940. VIEW FROM NORTHWEST
2. Historic American Buildings Survey Lester Jones, Photographer May 26, 1940. VIEW FROM SOUTHEAST
3. Historic American Buildings Survey Lester Jones, Photographer May 26, 1940 SOUTH WALL, SOUTHEAST ROOM, SECOND FLOOR
4. Historic American Buildings Survey Lester Jones, Photographer May 26, 1940 LOG SMOKEHOUSE FROM NORTHWEST
5. GENERAL VIEW OF THE HOUSE, SHOWING SOUTHEAST (FRONT) ELEVATION
6. SOUTHEAST (FRONT) ELEVATION, FROM EAST
7. SOUTHEAST (FRONT) ELEVATION, FROM SOUTH
8. GENERAL VIEW OF NORTHWEST (REAR) ELEVATION
9. NORTHWEST (REAR) ELEVATION, FROM NORTH
10. NORTH VIEW OF FRONT ELEVATION
11. SOUTH VIEW OF REAR ELEVATION
12. SOUTHWEST VIEW OF REAR ELEVATION
13. NORTH VIEW OF FRONT ENTRANCE
14. NORTH VIEW OF FRONT WINDOW
15. SOUTH VIEW OF REAR ENTRANCE AND TWO-STORY VERANDA
16. SOUTH VIEW OF REAR WINDOW AND PORCH RAILING
17. NORTH VIEW OF CENTRAL HALLWAY
18. EAST VIEW OF DINING ROOM

CONTROL #:
KY0120

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