# Snook House

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Not to be confused with [Van B. Snook House](/source/Van_B._Snook_House).

**Snook House** is a historic residence in [Shelby County, Kentucky](/source/Shelby_County,_Kentucky) near Mulberry, Kentucky. It was listed on the [National Register of Historic Places](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places) in 1988, for the architecture.[1][2]

## History

The Snook House was deemed significant as a "well-preserved example of the late 19th century (1865–1900), 1-1/2-story frame T-plan without passage".[3] "T-plan" refers to a house that looks like the letter "T" set on its side in the architectural plans, and are a type of [vernacular architecture](/source/Vernacular_architecture) in Kentucky. It is only one of two T-plan houses without passages identified in the county, and the only single story example.[3]

The house was built around 1895, with lumber from the nearby farm of Woodlawn (known as SH-205).[2] This listing included three [contributing buildings](/source/Contributing_buildings) and a [contributing structure](/source/Contributing_structure).[1] "Included is a frame outbuilding and an underground cellar which contribute to the site and a non-contributing frame garage. A contributing cistern, like the outbuilding and cellar, are integral parts of the original domestic space and demonstrate the function of a rural house."[3]

After the house construction, it sold shortly after to Jennie and Jessie Farmer, who owned it until 1930 when it was sold to Isaac Wilborn.[2] After Isaac Wilborn's death in 1972, his daughter Mary Jane Wilborn inherited the property.[2]

Its listing followed a 1986–1987 study of the historic resources of Shelby County.[4]

## See also

- [Van B. Snook House](/source/Van_B._Snook_House), also NRHP-listed in Shelby County

## References

1. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Snook House". [National Park Service](/source/National_Park_Service). Retrieved November 7, 2023. With

1. C. Worsham (February 1986). ["Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory/Nomination: Snook House"](https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123848586). [NARA](/source/NARA). Retrieved August 20, 2022. Includes seven photos.

1. Gibson Worsham; Charlotte Worsham; Christine Amos (January 1987). [*National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Historic Resources of Shelby County outside Shelbyville*](https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123848573) (none). [NARA](/source/NARA). Retrieved August 20, 2022. (417 pages. )

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