Abner Gaines House

Infobox_nrhp | name =Colonel Abner Gaines House
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nearest_city= Walton, Kentucky
lat_degrees = 38
lat_minutes = 53
lat_seconds = 2.77
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 84
long_minutes = 36
long_seconds = 29.76
long_direction = W
locmapin = Kentucky
area =
built =1790
architect= Unknown
architecture= Federal
added = April 10, 1980
governing_body = Private
refnum=80001483cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] The Abner Gaines House was built on the Old Nicholson Road in Walton, Kentucky in 1814. It is the oldest house in Walton. The home's location was home to a tavern as early as 1795. Abner Gaines came to Kentucky from Virginia in 1804. Gaines opened a Post Office in his tavern in 1815, then began the first stagecoach line between Cincinnati, Ohio and Lexington, Kentucky.

Local Historians speculate that slaves owned by Gaines worked as skilled craftsmen to build the 17 room house, two and a half story main house. The home was built in the Federal Style.

The home and convert|7.6|acre|m2 were purchased by the City of Walton in December 2006 for $325,000.00. The home will undergo restoration during the next year.

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External links

* [http://www.boonecountyky.org/bcpc/Historic/AbnerGainesHouse.htm Abner Gaines House]
* [http://www.thekentuckytrust.org/Abner%20Gaines%20House%20for%20Sale.htm Gaines House sold to City of Walton]
* [http://www.nkyviews.com/boone/text/boone_txt_gaines_house.htm Gaines House]