John McMurtry (architect)

Botherum, 1850
Clark County Courthouse, 1855
Jacobs Hall, Kentucky School for the Deaf

John McMurtry (September 13, 1812 – March 3, 1890) was a 19th-century American builder and architect who worked in Lexington, Kentucky designing a number of notable buildings, several of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1][2]

According to Clay Lancaster, McMurtry is the "man whose work is most representative of the nineteenth century architecture of central Kentucky", and among his works are some "meriting careful consideration".[3]

McMurtry "produced" (as architect and/or builder) more than 200 buildings in the Bluegrass area of Kentucky, and is credited for the popularity of Gothic Revival architecture in the Bluegrass area, as exemplified by Loudoun House (built by McMurtry; designed by nationally renowned architect Alexander Jackson Davis.[4]

Some of McMurtry's notable building and architectural projects include:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Richard S. DeCamp (November 1982). "Innes Houses of Fayette County TR" (PDF).
  2. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. ↑ Clay Lancaster, quoted in DeCamp, "Innes Houses of Fayette County TR" document, p.2.
  4. 1 2 Schorr, Diane F. (February 28, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Loudon House / Loudoun" (PDF). National Park Service.
  5. ↑ McMurtry is credited as builder; Alexander Jackson Davis was architect.
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