Elijah Herndon House


Elijah Herndon House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	California, Kentucky
Coordinates	38°55′37″N 84°17′40″W / 38.92694°N 84.29444°W / 38.92694; -84.29444Coordinates: 38°55′37″N 84°17′40″W / 38.92694°N 84.29444°W / 38.92694; -84.29444
Area	1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built	1818
Architect	Herndon Elijah
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP Reference #	83002604^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 29, 1983

The Elijah Herndon House is located in California, Kentucky and built in the Federal style. Elijah Herndon married and moved to Campbell County, Kentucky before 1800, where he is listed on the census. Elijah appears on the Scott County, Kentucky tax lists for 1796, where he lived with his father Lewis Herndon. Elijah Herndon was born in Goochland County, Virginia November 27, 1774. Elijah and his horse served in the War of 1812 from Kentucky.

A family story states that Elijah and his slaves built the brick home on Washington Trace Road in 1818 out of bricks used as a ship's ballast for his second wife Elizabeth Sadler. Elijah died July 26, 1849.

References

↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

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Life of Elijah Herndon

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