Hunt-Morgan House

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The Hunt-Morgan House
(U.S. Registered Historic District
Contributing Property)
Location: 201 N. Mill Street., Lexington, Kentucky
Coordinates: 38°3′0″N 84°29′47″W / 38.05, -84.49639Coordinates: 38°3′0″N 84°29′47″W / 38.05, -84.49639
Built/Founded: 1814
Architect: Benjamin Henry Latrobe
Architectural style(s): Federal style
NRHP Reference#: 73000796
(Gratz Park Historic District)[1]
Governing body: Private

The Hunt-Morgan House, historically known as Hopemont, is a Federal style residence in Lexington, Kentucky built in 1814 by John Wesley Hunt, the first millionaire west of the Alleghenies. The house is included in the Gratz Park Historic District. The Alexander T. Hunt Civil War Museum is located on the second floor of the Hunt-Morgan House.[2]

Other notable people that resided at Hopemont include John Wesley Hunt's grandson, General John Hunt Morgan, a general in the Confederate Army. Thomas Hunt Morgan, the only Kentuckian to win the Nobel Prize, was born in the house in 1866.

The Morgans at Hopemont, c1870. J. Winston Coleman, Jr., Collection, Transylvania University
The Morgans at Hopemont, c1870. J. Winston Coleman, Jr., Collection, Transylvania University

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The House has many beautiful architectural features, including the Palladian window with fan and sidelights that grace its front façade. In 1955 the Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation was formed to save this home from impending demolition.[3] The organization restored the home to its Federal appearance.[4]

The Hunt-Morgan House is located on the corner of Mill and Second Streets, at 201 N. Mill Street, in Lexington.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2008-03-18).
  2. ^ Hunt-Morgan House. Travel listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2006-10-18.
  3. ^ Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation. Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation. Retrieved on 2008-03-18.
  4. ^ The Hunt-Morgan House. Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation. Retrieved on 2008-03-18.

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