Ben Moran House, is a historical residence in Mason County, Kentucky, which was built in 1818. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987, as part of a study of early stone houses in Kentucky. ()
It is located on the north-east corner of the intersection of Kentucky Route 8 and 10, about west of Moranburg, a hamlet, in Mason County, named for the Moran family. With
It is a one and a half storey three-bay dry-stone house about in plan, and is primarily Federal in style. It was in "good" condition in 1984. Its roof was replaced by a higher one in the 1880s either to make more space or to follow the then-current Gothic Revival fashion. The house had a rear ell which was damaged in a 1981 fire and was removed or replaced.
It was asserted to be "unique for its very primitive off-center fenestration reflecting the plan. It is not as sophisticated as the similarly sized Streube House (BK-23) in neighboring Bracken County. This one and the McGee House (ME-178 N.R.) in Mercer County are the most non-symmetrical of the early stone houses in Kentucky. This house was enlarged by steepening the roof in the Gothic period, either to add space or because of a change in fashion."
See also John McGee House, Cornishville
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External links Flickr photos of the house