West-Metcalfe House Explained

West-Metcalfe House
Coordinates:36.9194°N -84.7775°W
Built:1800
Added:November 17, 1977
Area:2acres
Refnum:77000661

The West-Metcalfe House, in Wayne County, Kentucky, about 1.75miles south of Mill Springs on the Cumberland River, was built in 1800. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

It served in December 1861 as the headquarters for Confederate general Felix Zollicoffer before the Battle of Logan's Crossroads (also known as Battle of Mill Springs and as Battle of Fishing Creek), a disastrous defeat for the Confederates delivered by Union forces of George H. Thomas.

It is a one-and-a-half-story Georgian-style brick house.[1]

It was built by Captain Isaac West (1768–1830), a Kentucky state legislator and prominent local citizen.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=77000661}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: West-Metcalfe House ]. National Park Service. April 24, 2018. With