Prospect Farm
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Opened | 1857 |
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Added to NRHP | February 6, 1989 |
NRHP Reference Number | 88003265 |
Architectural styles | Gothic architecture, Italianate architecture, Greek Revival architecture |
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ID | 2137722 |
About Prospect Farm
Prospect Farm was built by steamboat captain J. C. Jenkins on a hill overlooking Petersburg, Kentucky. Jenkins was born in Orange County, Virginia and moved to Boone County in 1832. He invested in the Boone County Distilling Company and also raised cattle on the 1,200 acres then comprising Prospect Farm.