Thomas Metcalfe House

The Thomas Metcalfe House in Robertson County, Kentucky was the first house of Thomas Metcalfe (1780–1855), 10th governor of Kentucky (during 1828–1832). The house was built by Metcalfe, a stonemason and building contractor, in c.1810.^[1][2]

Thomas Metcalf House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Distant view from the roadside
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Location	Willie Curtis Rd. and Cedar Creek Rd., Robertson County, Kentucky near Mt. Olivet, Kentucky
Coordinates	38°29′49″N 84°5′38″W
Area	45 acres (18 ha)
Built	c.1810
Architect	Thomas Metcalfe
Architectural style	Federal
MPS	Early Stone Buildings of Kentucky Outer Bluegrass and Pennyrile TR
NRHP reference No.	87000187[1]
Added to NRHP	January 8, 1987

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 as Thomas Metcalf House, using an alternative accepted spelling of the governor's name; the listing included the stone house and a smokehouse, on a 45-acre (18 ha) property that also included a non-contributing barn.^[1]

Its location was given in the 1984 document as "6/10 mile south of U.S. 61, 1-1/2 mile east of Kentucky 617, two miles east of Kentontown, near Mt. Olivet."^[2] It appears to be the house at intersection of what are now named Willie Curtis Rd. and Cedar Creek Rd., at 38°29′49″N 84°5′38″W. This is 2.8 miles east of Kentontown by road or 4.5 miles southwest of Olivet by road.^[3]

A later home of Thomas Metcalfe, Forest Retreat in Nicholas County, is also listed on the National Register.

See also

• List of buildings constructed by Thomas Metcalfe

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Carolyn Murray-Wooley (May 1984). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Thomas Metcalf House". National Park Service. and Accompanying five photos from 1984
3. Google maps