Located south of Bloomfield, Kentucky, Duncan Hall was constructed in the mid-1850s. The stately two-story brick residence featured large, cavernous rooms before being abandoned in the early 1990s. A fire gutted the house in August 2009.
History
Located south of Bloomfield, Kentucky at 2665 Springfield Road, Duncan Hall was constructed in the mid-1850s (3) by Billy Riggs, Billy Goodin and Mr. Batcheldor and was owned by Major Green Duncan.(1) Duncan served in the state legislature and as a sheriff for Nelson County. He was also a depot agent at Bloomfield for the Louisville & Nashville Railroad’s Bloomfield Branch.(2)
The residence was constructed with walls four bricks thick that were manufactured on site, and from lumber that was cleared when the farm was developed. The house contained eight rooms measuring 20-foot-squared with 13-foot ceilings, two large hallways and a kitchen in a rear ell.(1) Slave quarters were located across Springfield Road.
Duncan Hall was abandoned in the early 1990s.
On August 2, 2009, a lightening strike sparked a fire that engulfed the entire residence in flames.(3) It was declared a total loss.
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Sources
- Smith, Sarah B. “Duncan Hall.” Historic Nelson County, Its Homes and Peoples. Bardstown: n.p., 1983. 177. Print. Excerpt.
- “.” Kentucky Standard 12 April 1906. 02 Dec. 2009. pp. 162.
- “Lightning strike may have sparked fire that razed historic Bloomfield home.” Nelson County Gazette. N.p., 13 Aug. 2009. Web. 2 Dec. 2009. Article.