The James E. Slaton House was built between , by a local farmer named James E. Slaton (1825–1916). It is located at the end of
KY 1221, which "dead ends right in front of the house". It's on a hill overlooking small tributaries of the
Pond River in a rural area of the county where
strip mining took place. The house is influenced by
Greek Revival style and is a two-story,
central-passage I-house, with a one-story "L" extension. Besides the main house, the listing includes three buildings deemed
non-contributing to the historical character of the place. A two-story porch was added to its west side of the house in 1895, and extends across three of the home's five bays. The porch includes square columns with
Doric influenced capitals and square balusters on the railings. ==See also==