From Lebanon to Georgetown: A Downtown Built Over Two Centuries
Georgetown began in 1784 as a settlement Rev. Elijah Craig called "Lebanon," renamed Georgetown in 1790 in honor of President George Washington, and became the seat of Scott County when the county was formed in 1792. The downtown that grew up over the following decades -- much of it built around Royal Spring, the limestone spring discovered by surveyor John Floyd in 1774 -- carries wood siding, trim, and masonry detail that has weathered close to two centuries of Kentucky seasons.
Georgetown's Older Downtown Core vs. Newer Construction
Homes closer to that older core tend to have different wall-assembly needs than the newer construction that has filled in around Georgetown's edges in recent decades -- older sheathing and trim, and siding that may already be on a second or third replacement cycle.
Project Paths
Planning Siding Work Around Georgetown's Building History
A siding evaluation in Georgetown should weigh a building's age against the newer materials layered onto it over time -- what's underneath matters as much as the visible siding, particularly on anything close to the historic downtown core.