Can this historical house be brough back to its former glory instead of being bulldozed down. read more... |
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Henry and Elizabeth Watkins sometime between 1815 and 1820 settled on a farm three miles south of Versailles. It is known as the "Moss House". The Woodford Heritage News reported once that the "old Moss House" should have been called the Watkins House, as it was built for Henry and Elizabeth. Henry purchased the property in 1793 from his brother, John, who had taken up a thousand acre grant on waters of Grier's Creek. In 1820, Henry built the house and settled there. It is described as "a finely executed as well as well-proportioned brick structure in the Federal style - a two-story, four-bay house laid up in the Flemish-bond pattern". |