Allenhurst, also known as Oakland, is an historic site located in Scott County, Kentucky west of Georgetown on Cane Run Pike.
[1][2] According to local legend, as recounted by Ann Bolton in A History of Scott County as Told by Selected Buildings (1989), Craig called on his cousin to act as contractor for construction of the mansion.
Newton Craig, superintendent of the Kentucky State Penitentiary, had the house built by convict labor.
[2] H.C. Allen, known for developing the first American Aberdeen Angus cattle herd, purchased the property and renamed it Allenhurst.
The temple-style design features "triple windows set under stone lintels that are repeated even on the basement level.