BB-170
Neatham, J. A. Miller /Alexander McClintock
House; antebellum
Ruddles Mill-Millersburg Road,
Kentucky
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- Overlooking
a branch of Hinkston Creek, this large two-story frame
house with two-story ell has Greek Revival
characteristics, including the superimposed central front
entrances with sidelights and transom, the broad
proportions, plain Grecian mantels and other woodwork.
Nearby are several early outbuildings, including a stone
springhouse.
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- J. A.
Miller is indicated as the owner on the 1861 map. The
farm was purchased by Alexander McClintock, listed here
on the 1877 map. A farmer and livestock breeder, he also
was on the board of the Millersburg Cemetery Company in
1882. McClintock was listed in the 1888 Lexington
directory as the proprietor of Neathan, located eight
miles northeast of Paris near Millersburg, and
specializing in Jersey cattle.
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- Source: Perrin,
66, 125-126, 513-514.
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