Lewis Township in Augusta in Bracken County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Judge JR Minor Home
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 4, 2023
1. Judge JR Minor Home Marker
Judge JR Minor Home
Built in 1840
[Plaque]
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Law Enforcement. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.
Location. 38° 46.397′ N, 84° 0.554′ W. Marker is in Augusta, Kentucky, in Bracken County. It is in Lewis Township. Marker is at the intersection of West 2nd Street and Park View Street, on the right when traveling west on West 2nd Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 201 W 2nd St, Augusta KY 41002, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Fort Ancient Village at Augusta / Who Were Fort Ancient People? (within shouting distance of this marker); Philip Buckner (1747-1820) (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Schoolfield Preparatory School (about 500 feet away); Dr. Joshua T. Bradford Home & Office (about 500 feet away); The Battle of Augusta Walking Tour (about 600 feet away); Weeping Eye Gorget / General John Payne (approx. 0.2 miles away);
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Regarding Judge JR Minor Home. Excerpt from an 1897 edition of Headlight: Sights and Scenes Along the C. & O. Route that featured Augusta and was included in the National Register nomination:
J. R. Minor is a prominent attorney of Augusta. He is a native of Bracken County, was born on a farm about three miles from Augusta, August the 6th, 1840, of "Old Virginia" stock … He was educated at the Augusta College, and taught school several years before entering upon the practice of his profession in 1871. … He has filled many important offices in the city and county, and is now the nominee of the Democratic Party for the office of County Judge.
Minor also was Augusta's mayor in 1878, according to a 1938 retrospective article in The Bracken Chronicle.
Also see . . . J.R. Minor House. Kentucky Historic Resources form (PDF) and photographs (separate PDF) submitted toward the house's inclusion on the National Register. (National Park Service) (Submitted on March 9, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 18, 2019
2. Judge JR Minor Home - National Register plaque
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 4, 2023
3. Judge JR Minor Home Marker
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4. Judge J.R. Minor
Credits. This page was last revised on March 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 101 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 9, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
