Angles, The - Paducah, Kentucky - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

""The Angles " has the distinction of having been built by one of western Kentucky's most prominent 19th-century lawyers, Quintus Quincy Quigley (1828- ), and was also the residence most commonly associated with one of Kentucky's best known and best-loved politicians, Alben W. Barkley (1877-1956), United States Senator and Senate Majority Leader, and Vice President under Harry S. Truman (1949-1952). The house itself, set on a wooded property near the outskirts of town, is one of the older and more elegant residences of Paducah. Its architecture combines early and mid-19th-century features harmoniously." - National Register Nomination Form

The house built circa 1859 in a Greek Revival style. It is named for the sharp angles of three tracts of land the house is built on.

Street address: Alben W. Barkley Dr. near 40th St. Paducah, Kentucky County / Borough / Parish: McCracken Year listed: 1976 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Person, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924 Historic function: Domestic Current function: Domestic Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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