Owen-Gay Farm Explained

Owen-Gay Farm
Nrhp Type:	hd
Nearest City:	Winchester, Kentucky
Coordinates:	38.1067°N -84.1156°W
Built:	1817, 1825-1840, c.1945
Architecture:	Queen Anne
Added:	March 13, 1997
Area:	238acres
Refnum:	97000163

The Owen-Gay Farm in Clark County and Bourbon County in Kentucky was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. The property included two contributing buildings, nine contributing structures and one contributing site, on 238acres.

It is located on Gay Rd. at its junction with Donaldson Rd., at the Clark County-Bourbon County line. The house, built in 1825–1840, and 119acres is in Clark County; some outbuildings and the other 119acres are in Bourbon County.^[1]

It includes:

• the house (1825–1840)
• a log house (c. 1817), designated BB-362 and known as Glocca Morra School in the Kentucky Heritage Council's Historic Sites Inventory
• a meathouse (c. 1825)
• Ice House ruins (c. 1825)
• cistern (1915–1920)
• concrete water tank (c. 1945)
• hay barn (c. 1900)
• metal crib (1930–1940)
• an undefined structure (c. 1900)
• cattle barn (1910–1920)
• sheep weigh house (c. 1910)

as well as agricultural acreage, fences, cemetery, and the farm's residential area which make up a contributing site.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=97000163}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Owen-Gay Farm / CK-204 (Main House); BB-362 (Log Building, aka: Glocca Morra School) ]. National Park Service. L. Martin Perry . January 7, 1997 . February 10, 2018. With .