Near Milton in Trimble County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

The Rowlett House

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 30, 2023

1. The Rowlett House Marker

Inscription.
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
The Rowlett House
1855

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.

Location. 38° 37.869′ N, 85° 23.884′ W. Marker is near Milton, Kentucky, in Trimble County. It is on Mount Pleasant Road (Kentucky Route 625) 1.1 miles south of Corn Creek Road ( Route 1838), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Milton KY 40045, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Outer Bluegrass. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Trimble County Jail

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(approx. 5.1 miles away); Hancock House (approx. 5.1 miles away); County Named, 1836 (approx. 5.1 miles away); Bedford Springs and Hotel (approx. 5.4 miles away); Patriot Burials (approx. 5.4 miles away in Indiana); Petticoat Abolitionist (approx. 5.6 miles away); Rev. Dr. William Martyn Baird / Rev. Dr. Samuel Austin Moffett (approx. 6.4 miles away in Indiana); Thomas A. Hendricks (approx. 6½ miles away in Indiana).

Regarding The Rowlett House. Excerpt from the Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory card on the site:

Farm originally settled by McChubbin, who built a log house near present site. Log house was dismantled by J. Rowlett who constructed first floor of main block and ell. Rowlett died while working on house; remainder completed by his sons.

Also see . . . Rowlett House. Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory card (PDF) and photographs (separate PDF) submitted for the site's inclusion on the National Register in 1984. (National Park Service) (Submitted on May 13, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Bruce A Seymour, 2005

2. The Rowlett House Marker

My great great grandfathers house Hefferson Lee Rowlett

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 30, 2023

3. The Rowlett House Marker

Photographed by Bruce A Seymour, circa 1880

4. The Rowlett House Marker

This is Jefferson Lee Rowlett home.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,186 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 13, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on December 19, 2023, by Bruce A Seymour of Enid, Oklahoma. 3. submitted on May 13, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 4. submitted on December 19, 2023, by Bruce A Seymour of Enid, Oklahoma.