Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Owenton

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
No photo yetHave one, old or new? Add it to Owenton’s story.Add a photo
National Register of Historic Places

E. E. Settle House

Listed as “Settle, E. E., House”

On the National Register since 198442 years
VernacularListed 1984Owenton

Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About E. E. Settle House

E. E. Settle House, at 403-405 N. Adams St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 4, 1984. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Vernacular, as it does for 182 other Kentucky listings. It was listed as part of Owenton MRA. Two more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 4 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1984 to today

  1. 1984Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  2. 2014E.E. Settle House site
  3. 2026On the Register for 42 years
In old photographs

An old view of E. E. Settle House

Postcards and photographs from Owenton’s archive whose captions name it, from 2014. Tap one to see it full screen.

The whole archive →
E.E. Settle House site2014
E.E. Settle House site
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

403-405 N. Adams St., Owenton · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

Around it

2 more Register listings within 2 miles

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

More like it

Vernacular style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Vernacular.

Memories of E. E. Settle House

The record says what it is. Neighbors know what it means.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Have you been to E. E. Settle House?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Start a conversation
Have an old photo of it?Add it · +10

Questions about E. E. Settle House

Is E. E. Settle House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 4, 1984 (Register number 84001910).

Is E. E. Settle House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Kentucky has 30 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is George T. Stagg Distillery, 22.4 miles away.

Can you visit E. E. Settle House?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of E. E. Settle House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 4 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 123848177 · old views from Owenton’s archive. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.