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

Hancock House

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 30, 2023

1. Hancock House Marker

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

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.

Location. 38° 35.648′ N, 85° 19.011′ W. Marker is in Bedford, Kentucky, in Trimble County. It is on Main Street (U.S. 42) north of Ransdell Lane, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 135 E Hwy 42, Bedford KY 40006, 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Trimble County Jail (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct

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line); County Named, 1836 (about 500 feet away); Bedford Springs and Hotel (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Rowlett House (approx. 5.1 miles away); Petticoat Abolitionist (approx. 8.7 miles away); Scott's Blockhouse (approx. 9.3 miles away); Old Ky. River Toll Bridge (approx. 9.3 miles away); First Explored (approx. 9.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bedford.

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

2. 135 E Hwy 42, Bedford, KY 40006. Archived for-sale listing with interior and exterior photographs of the house. (Movato) (Submitted on May 13, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 30, 2023

2. Hancock House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 272 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 13, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.