About Phillips' Folly
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Phillips' Folly is a 2 1⁄2-story painted brick house in Maysville, Kentucky. The architecture displays a blend of styles which may be explained, in part, by the six-year construction period. The Sutton Street entrances are Federal, windows are typically Greek Revival in their size, and the two-tiered portico and the segmental dormers reflect a Georgian influence. The portico and Doric frieze are similar to Drayton Hall (1738–42) near Charleston, South Carolina. The stepped parapets on the end walls are peculiar to the Ohio River valley and are "associated with the "Dutch" character of Cincinnati and the surrounding area". The mortarless stone basement is in good repair.