Historical Cabins, Antiques & Collectibles - Absolute Online Only Auction
ABSOLUTE ONLINE ONLY AUCTION
HISTORICAL CABINS
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES
BIDDING ENDS WEDNESDAY, MAY 15TH @ 6 P.M.
2380 RICHMOND ST., MT. VERNON, KY
RENFRO VALLEY
These 9 cabins have been a part of tourism in Rockcastle County for the last several years. Prior to that, they were located at the Levi Jackson State Park. If you’re looking for a cabin that has great historical significance, you will want to watch this auction.
In addition to the cabins, we will be offering the contents consisting of:
Trane heat & air unit~ 1700s wooden loom ~ 1860s loom ~ primitive lathe ~ vintage corn sheller ~ vintage seed cleaner ~ apple drying cabinet ~ large collection of antique hammers ~ stoneware crocks, jugs, bowls and butter churns ~ grinding wheels ~ numerous planers and hand tools ~ wooden benches ~ Bittersweet Village signs and cabin signs ~ long hunter display ~ moonshine still display ~ cast iron stove ~ cast iron pots, skillets, bakeware, shoe lasts, sad irons ~ broom making table & materials ~ well buckets ~ kraut cutter ~ washboards ~ vintage ballot boxes ~ wooden drink dispensers ~ horse tack, saddles, farrier items ~ horse drawn plows and cultivators and much, much more.
PREVIEW: Wednesday, May 15th from 12-6 p.m.
PICKUP: Personal Property- Thursday, May 16th from 12-6 p.m. Cabins must be moved by August 1, 2024.
BUYER’S PREMIUM: A 10% Buyer’s Premium will be added to the winning bid to determine the final sale price.
TERMS: Cabins- Payment in full due on day of pickup, May 16th and removal by August 1, 2024. Other items- Payment in full due at pickup in the form of cash, check, Visa or MasterCard with an additional 3.5% processing fee.
Auctioneer/Broker/Seller Disclaimer: The information contained herein is believed to be correct to the best of the auctioneer’s knowledge. The information is being provided for the bidder’s convenience and it is the bidder’s responsibility to determine the information contained herein is accurate and complete. The property is selling in its ‘as-is’ condition with no warranties expressed or implied.
Danny Ford, Auctioneer
TURNER HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1880 OF PINE LOGS BY L. H. LAY AT SINKING CREEK IN LAUREL COUNTY AND WAS THE HOME OF JOHN MOSES TURNER (1892-1987). IT IS REMINISCENT OF THE 'SADDLE BAG' STYLE WITH THE SPACE BETWEEN THE TWO SECTIONS CLOSED IN, IN LATER YEARS. CABIN MEASURES APPROX. 41' X 18' - WHEELCHAIR RAMP - PORCH APPROX. 30' X 18' - CONTENTS ON PORCH AND INSIDE NOT INCLUDED - BUYER RESPONSIBLE FOR REMOVAL BY AUGUST 1, 2024 & SITE MUST BE LEFT CLEAN
2 CABINS W/ ADJOINING ROOF - WHEELCHAIR RAMP - FIRST CABIN APPROX. 16' X 20' - SECOND CABIN APPROX. 16' X 25' - PORCH APPROX. 11' X 16' - CONTENTS ON PORCH AND INSIDE NOT INCLUDED - BUYER RESPONSIBLE FOR REMOVAL BY AUGUST 1, 2024 & SITE MUST BE LEFT CLEAN
2 CABINS, WHICH HAVE BEEN COMBINED INTO A MODIFIED 'DOG TROT' STYLE, WERE ONCE OWNED BY ALFORD STUMP & JOHN FOUCH.
THE LARGER PART OF THE CABIN (LEFT SIDE) WAS BUILT ABOUT 1887 AND WAS THE HOME OF ALFORD STUMP (1855-1942). THE CABIN IS BUILT OF RED OAK LOGS. IT ORIGINALLY SAT NEAR RACCOON SPRINGS IN LAUREL COUNTY, CLOSE TO THE 'WILDERNESS ROAD'.
THE SMALL SECTION (RIGHT SIDE) WAS THE HOME OF JOHN FOUCH (UNCLE OF FAMOUS US SENATOR FROM KY, JOHN SHERMAN COOPER). THIS STURDY CABIN OF YELLO POPLAR LOGS WAS BUILT ON SKAGGS CREEK NEAR HISTORIC MILL SPRINGS IN PULASKI COUNTY.
APPROX. 41' X 16' - WHEELCHAIR RAMP - PORCH APPROX. 29' X 8' - LARGE SAW BLADE IMPEDED INTO WALL GOES WITH CABIN - PICTURED HORSE CARRIAGE IS NOT FOR SALE - CONTENTS ON PORCH AND INSIDE NOT INCLUDED - BUYER REPONSIBLE FOR REMOVAL BY AUGUST 1, 2024 & SITE MUST BE LEFT CLEAN
THIS HISTORIC HOME OF CSA CAPTIAN BRYANT WAS BUILT IN THREE STAGES; THE FIRST PART (PINE LOGS, V NOTCHED) WAS BUILT ABOUT 1790-92. IT WAS LOCATED ON HWY E 80 IN LAUREL COUNTY NEAR THE SWISS COLONY AREA. THIS TYPE OF HOUSE WAS A 'HURRY UP' WAY TO BUILD A SHELTER. THE OTHER SECTION WAS BUILT IN 1960. THE UPPER PART WAS ADDED IN 1870. BOTH ADDITIONS USED THE HALF-DOVETAIL NOTCH. CAPTAIN BRYANT'S HOME WAS USED AT INTERVALS BY BOTH THE UNION & THE CONFEDERATE ARMIES DURING THE CIVIL WAS.
CABIN APPROX. 31' X 14' - WHEELCHAIR RAMP - PORCH APPROX. 17' X 6.5 ' - CONTENTS ON PORCH AND INSIDE NOT INCLUDED - BUYER RESPONSIBLE FOR REMOVAL BY AUGUST 1, 2024 & SITE MUST BE LEFT CLEAN
THIS 2 ROOM CABIN IS MADE OF YELLOW POPLAR & CHESTNUT, WITH NO OPENING BETWEEN ROOMS. YOU WOULD HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE TO GO FROM ROOM TO ROOM. THIS CABIN WAS BUILT IN 1857 IN CLAY COUNTY. DR. REYNOLDS & HIS WIFE LIVED IN THE CABIN, ALONG WITH THEIR 9 CHILDREN.
CABIN APPROX. 32' X 12.5' - WHEELCHAIR RAMP - PORCH APPROX. 32' X 8.5' - CONTENTS ON PORCH AND INSIDE NOT INCLUDED - BUYER RESPONSIBLE FOR REMOVAL BY AUGUST 1, 2024 & SITE MUST BE LEFT CLEAN
A REPLICA OF STORE, POST OFFICE & BARBER SHOP AT PLACE, KY THAT ALSO SERVED AS A COMMUNITY CENTER. W. R. MAYS, WHO SPENT MANY YEARS LOCATING, ASSEMBLING, AND RESTORING THESE CABINS, WAS RAISED NEAR THE STORE-POST OFFICE AND BUILT THIS ONE AS AN ACCURATE REPLICA OF THE ONE IN HIS CHILDHOOD MEMORIES. BUILT IN 1859
CABIN APPROX. 17' X 14' - WHEELCHAIR RAMP - PORCH APPROX. 8' X 6' - CONTENTS ON PORCH AND INSIDE NOT INCLUDED - BUYER RESPONSIBLE FOR REMOVAL BY AUGUST 1, 2024 & SITE MUST BE LEFT CLEAN
A TYPICAL ONE ROOM CABIN W/ SLEEPING LOFT (TYPICALLY USED BY THE JARMAN'S 6 CHILDREN). THIS CABIN WAS BUILT IN 1884 NEAR SKAGGS TRACE IN LAUREL COUNTY ON THE ROCKCASTLE COUNTY LINE. IT IS AN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE CABINS THAT ARE SO MUCH A PART OF KENTUCKY'S PAST.
APPROX. 20' X 20' - OVERHANG APPROX. 9' X 20' - BUYER RESPONSIBLE FOR REMOVAL BY AUGUST 1, 2024 & SITE MUST BE LEFT CLEAN
THIS BARN, MADE OF YELLOW POPLAR LOGS, WAS BUILT IN 1860 ON CAPTAIN WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT'S FARM. THE FARM WAS LOCATED ON HWY E 80 IN LAUREL COUNTY NEAR THE SWISS COLONY AREA. THE LAST OWNER WAS EDNA SLOAN ADAMS, CAPTAIN BRYANT'S GRANDDAUGHTER. SHE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN THE CABIN WHERE SHE LIVED UNTIL MOVING IN 1992 AT THE AGE OF 73.
BUILDING APPROX. 8' X 12' - OVERHANG APPROX. 9' X 12' - NO FLOOR - BUYER RESPONSIBLE FOR REMOVAL BY AUGUST 1, 2024 & SITE MUST BE LEFT CLEAN
FROM CAPTAIN WILLIAM C. BRYANT'S HOMESTEAD, IT WAS BUILT IN 1860 DURING THE CIVIL WAR ERA. IT WAS ORIGINALLY LOCATED ON HWY 80 OUTSIDE OF THE SWISS COLONY IN LAUREL COUNTY. IT WAS BUILT OF YELLOW POPLAR LOGS. THIS SHOP WAS USED FOR TRIMMING HOOVES AND PUTTING SHOES ON A HORSE OR MULE.
APPROX. 17' X 10.5' - NO FLOOR - BUILT IN 1880 BY W. R. MAYS - PICTURED ITEMS & WAGON WHEELS NOT INCLUDED - BUYER RESPONSIBLE FOR REMOVAL BY AUGUST 1, 2024 & SITE MUST BE LEFT CLEAN
APPROX. 56.5" X 57" - BUILT IN 1946 - BUYER RESPONSIBLE FOR REMOVAL BY AUGUST 1, 2024 & SITE MUST BE LEFT CLEAN
APPROX. 53" X 52.5" - BUYER RESPONSIBLE FOR REMOVAL BY AUGUST 1, 2024 & SITE MUST BE LEFT CLEAN
WOODEN STRUCTURE BUILT AROUND A PORTA-POTTY. BUILT IN THE 1990's.
2007 - 7343TJ74F - BUYER RESPONSIBLE FOR REMOVAL
HAS FINISH DAMAGE - 32" X 19" X 31"
HALLOWEEN THEME LANTERN - HAND SANITIZER DISPENSERS - METAL WALL HOOKS - SHELF 33" LONG
10 GALLON WET & DRY VAC - HOOVER NANO VACUUM CLEANER
18.5" WIDE x 19.5" DEEP x 19" TALL
33" TALL x 18" DIAMETER
US EVENTS LIST W/ MAP - MAP DATED 1840 - 85" WIDE X 48" TALL
CHAIR HAS DAMAGE- BENCH IS 111" LONG x 16" SEAT HEIGHT
INCLUDES PLANTERS
CLEANING SUPPLIES - FIRE EXTINGUISHER - EXTENSION CORD W/ REEL - METAL SHELF NOT INCLUDED
STACKABLE - 1 SHELF IS BOWED - 55.5" TALL x 32.5" WIDE x 13.5" DEEP EACH
2 HAVE ROTATING BASES - TALLEST IS 75" TALL
TALLEST IS 50" TALL - SOME MISSING PEGS
CANDY DISH HAS NO LID - METAL POST CARD DISPLAY
METAL PLATE DISPLAY STANDS - 2 DRAWER FILE CABINET W/ KEY - SHARP HARD STORAGE CASE
WOVEN BOTTOM LADDER BACK CHAIR W/ DAMAGE - STOOL UPHOLSTERED SEAT HAS DAMAGE
METAL SIGN W/ WOOD FRAME - 27" X 15"
METAL SIGN W/ WOOD FRAME - 27" X 15"
METAL SIGN W/ WOOD FRAME - 27" X 15"
METAL SIGN W/ WOOD FRAME - 27" X 15"
METAL SIGN W/ WOOD FRAME - 27" X 15"
METAL SIGN W/ WOOD FRAME - 27" X 15"
METAL SIGN W/ WOOD FRAME - 27" X 15"
METAL SIGN W/ WOOD FRAME - 27" X 15"
PLEXI SIGN W/ WOOD FRAME - 25.5" X 14"
HAS WATER DAMAGE - WOOD FRAME - 39.5" X 26.5"
INCLUDES RADIO - STEREO AMPLIFIER, ETC.
SOUTHERN LIVING ANNUAL RECIPES - COOKING LIGHT ANNUAL RECIPES - OPRAH WINFREY BOOK - VARIOUS OTHERS
HAS KEY & EXTRA RECEIPT PAPER
TABLE 66" WIDE X 20" DEEP X 30" TALL
Vintage Dress w/ Bonnet
ALSO INCLUDES DUST MASK, ETC.
HAS CHAIN- SOME DAMAGE - 29.5" DIAMETER - STONES INCLUDED
BUCKET IS 42" LONG
INCLUDES WALLPAPER BORDER ROLLS - WOODEN STAND & BENCH NOT INCLUDED
TABLE 48" WIDE X 27" DEEP X 32" TALL - INCLUDES MATERIAL & FABRIC PRESS
69" WIDE X 70" DEEP X 79" TALL - MADE OF PINE IN VIRGINIA - BUYER RESPONSIBLE FOR REMOVAL
17" WIDE X 51" TALL