- Hunt-Morgan House
Infobox_nrhp | name =The Hunt-Morgan House
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location= 201 N. Mill Street.,Lexington, Kentucky
lat_degrees = 38
lat_minutes = 3
lat_seconds = 0
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 84
long_minutes = 29
long_seconds = 47
long_direction = W
locmapin = Kentucky
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built =1814
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architecture= Federal style
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governing_body = Private
refnum=73000796
(Gratz Park Historic District )cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-03-18|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]The Hunt-Morgan House, historically known as Hopemont, is a Federal style residence in
Lexington, Kentucky built in 1814 byJohn Wesley Hunt , the first millionaire west of the Alleghenies. The house is included in theGratz Park Historic District . The Alexander T. Hunt Civil War Museum is located on the second floor of the Hunt-Morgan House.cite web|url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/lexington/hun.htm
title=Hunt-Morgan House |accessdate=2006-10-18|work=Travel listing|publisher=National Park Service]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 theNobel Prize , was born in the house in 1866. The House has many beautiful architectural features, including the Palladian window with fan and sidelights that grace its front façade. In 1955 theBlue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation was formed to save this home from impending demolition.cite web|url=http://www.bluegrasstrust.org |title=Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation |accessdate=2008-03-18|publisher=Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation] The organization restored the home to its Federal appearance.cite web|url=http://www.bluegrasstrust.org/hunt-morgan.html |title=The Hunt-Morgan House |accessdate=2008-03-18|publisher=Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation]The Hunt-Morgan House is located on the corner of Mill and Second Streets, at 201 N. Mill Street, in Lexington.
ee also
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John Hunt Morgan Memorial References
External links
* [http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/lexington/hun.htm Hunt-Morgan House, Lexington, Kentucky, at National Park Service]
* [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.ky0082 Hopemont, 201 North Mill Street, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky: 2 photos, 8 drawings, 3 data pages] , atHistoric American Building Survey
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