Hunt–Morgan House

Hunt–Morgan House
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
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Location	201 N. Mill Street., Lexington, Kentucky
Coordinates	38°3′0″N 84°29′47″W
Built	1814
Architectural style	Federal style
Part of	Gratz Park Historic District (ID73000796[1])
Added to NRHP	March 14, 1973

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 who resided at Hopemont include John Wesley Hunt's great-grandson, Thomas Hunt Morgan. Born in the house in 1866, he became the first Kentuckian to win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

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

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 Gratz Park in Lexington, Kentucky.

The Bluegrass Trust for Historic Preservation still maintains the Hunt–Morgan House.

See also

• John Hunt Morgan Memorial

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Hunt–Morgan House". Travel listing. National Park Service. Retrieved October 18, 2006.
3. "Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation". Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation. Retrieved March 18, 2008.
4. "The Hunt–Morgan House". Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation. Retrieved March 18, 2008.

External links

• https://smileypete.com/community/creative-types-kayla-weber-nord/
• https://www.bluegrasstrust.org/hopemont
• Hunt–Morgan House, Lexington, Kentucky, at National Park Service
• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. KY-60, "Hopemont, 201 North Mill Street, Lexington, Fayette County, KY", 2 photos, 8 measured drawings, 3 data pages