The Tudor Revival style in Kentucky ranges from high-style architect-designed homes to numerous interpretations of the style as constructed by local builders and lumber companies. The Pensacola Park Historic District,* located on the south side of Lexington, Kentucky, is perhaps the best collection of popular early 20th century domestic architectural styles in Lexington. Its landscape of bungalows, Tudor Revivals, and Cape Cod dwellings showcases the way local builders adopted popular national styles in this working and middle class development. The Tudor Revival house pictured below is one such example of the style in the district.
A brick veneer Tudor Revival with wonderful window boxes.
This 1.5 story Tudor Revival dwelling is four bays wide, with two sharply peaked front gables and a chimney on the façade. The house rests on a stone foundation and has a gambrel roof. The projecting entry vestibule has a cat slide roof, and a poured concrete stoop. The second cross gable on the façade is actually a dormer with one double-hung sash window. In 1939, this was the home of John and Hattie Tolliver. He was a telegraph operator.
*The Pensacola Park Historic District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2020. It is also a local historic district.
