Scottsville in Allen County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Halcomb House, c. 1900
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Dr. F.J. Halcomb, Jr.
Photographed by Mark Parker, March 27, 2025
1. Halcomb House, c. 1900 side of marker
Halcomb House, c. 1900
Family home of Dr. and Mrs. "F.J." Halcomb, Jr., for 67 years. Dr. Halcomb saw patients here as well as at his clinic and the local hospital. Patients would often visit the home, where the screened-in porch was enclosed in the early 1960s to be used as an examination room. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.
Dr. F.J. Halcomb, Jr.
Dr. "F.J. Halcomb, Jr.. practiced medicine in Scottsville for nearly 60 years. He was instrumental in bringing the first modern hospital to Allen County, was a charter member of KY Academy of Family Physicians, and Charter Diplomate of Am. Board of Family Medicine. He also served on the Allen County School Board and the Scottsville City Council for many years.
Erected 2020 by Kentucky Historical Society - Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2610.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.
Location. 36° 44.315′ N, 86° 12.961′ W. Marker is in Scottsville, Kentucky, in Allen County. It is on Franklin Road (Kentucky
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Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Pennyroyal Region. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: County Named, 1815 (approx. 1.7 miles away); Civil War Action (approx. 1.7 miles away); Scottsville Public Spring (approx. 1.7 miles away); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); Jacksonian Hotel (approx. 1.7 miles away); Morgan in Scottsville (approx. 1.7 miles away); An Army Restored (approx. 1.7 miles away); An Army in Crisis (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Scottsville.
Photographed by Mark Parker, March 27, 2025
2. Dr. F.J. Halcomb, Jr. side of marker
Photographed by Mark Parker, March 27, 2025
3. Dr. F.J. Halcomb, Jr. Marker side looking east on Franklin Road
Photographed by Mark Parker, March 27, 2025
4. Halcomb House Marker side looking west on Franklin Road
Photographed by Mark Parker, March 27, 2025
5. Halcomb House
Credits. This page was last revised on April 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 120 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 12, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
