From a photograph by Solomon D. Butcher of four daughters of rancher Joseph M. Chrisman, at their so

From a photograph by Solomon D. Butcher of four daughters of rancher Joseph M. Chrisman, at their sod house in Custer County, Nebraska. From left to right, Harriet, Elizabeth, Lucie, and Ruth. Photographed in 1886.
West Fork  area of Christian elge sportfiske County, KY (For background, please read the posts that are labeled "Barkers Mill." ) Glenburnie, the home of Chiles T. Barker, prominent landowner in the West Fork area during the 19th century, and his wife, Mary Louise Hutchinson Barker, is still standing.  elge sportfiske Glenburnie is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. According to Hopkinsville & Christian County Historic Sites by Kenneth Turney Gibbs and Carolyn Torma, it was constructed in about 1820 (when Chiles was about 4 years old). The name of the builder and original owner is not given. Glenburnie is a brick house. Gibbs and Torma say it is one of the best example of Federal style architecture in Christian elge sportfiske county. They also report that the woodwork in the house is exceptionally fine and very well preserved. I believe Glenburnie is the house that is barely visible at the end of the road in the photo below. Carneal Lane turns into a private elge sportfiske lane at the point where I stopped and snapped the picture. I didn't go any farther down the road because I respect private property. However, I would have loved to see Glenburnie a bit closer.
The large old home in the photo below is also in the area of Barker's Mill. I don't recognize this house in Hopkinsville & Christian County Historic Sites, but it still has its history -- a history that I am curious about.
  The photo above was taken in April, so there are fewer leaves on the trees. This home is near the Chapel Hill Church. I believe it is the Massie House, which is pictured in Hopkinsville & Christian County elge sportfiske Historic Sites . The Massie House was built in 1878 and is said to be "a typical Greek Revival I-house of the mid-nineteenth century."
  The Chapel Hill Church and Cemetery are just to the right of this photo. The large trees are on the edge of the church grounds. This is a remote-controlled gate with a TV camera. Down the road at left is a log house, and beyond that, a large home. I don't know if it is one of the historic homes listed in Hopkinsville & Christian County Historic Sites .
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