Silvester Johnson House
153 Main Street (US 31E), New Haven
Nelson County
This house was built in 1859-1861 as house and adjoining bank building for early entrepreneur Silvester Johnson. The bank building will be available as soon as Option papers are signed. It will sell for $86,100.
The asking price of the residence is $157,500. Call Debbie Reynolds at 502-348-3557, or write to her at kentuckytrust@msn.com for more information or to schedule a tour.
The house has 4000 sq. ft., 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, a formal parlor, a family parlor, 3 ceiling medallions with chandelliers, dining room, kitchen, an upstairs screened-in veranda, a carport, and formal gardens on 3/4 acre. It is in Move-In Ready condition.
It is pleasantly sited on the corner of Main Street (US 31E) and Center, right in the middle of New Haven, but traffic and noise rarely interfere with the peace and quiet inside. (The population of New Haven in 2006 was 849, yet it is coveniently close to Bardstown, Elizabethtown and I-65.)
Historical details and additional photos will be furnished by request at KentuckyTrust@msn.com.
One of three identical ceiling medallions (left).
Large side yard (right).
Floor plans below for both residential and commercial buildings.
