Hunt-Morgan House

The 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 / 38.05000°N 84.49639°W / 38.05000; -84.49639Coordinates: 38°3′0″N 84°29′47″W / 38.05000°N 84.49639°W / 38.05000; -84.49639
Built	1814
Architectural style	Federal style
Part of	Gratz Park Historic District (#73000796[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 grandson, General John Hunt Morgan, a general in the Confederate Army. Dr. Thomas Hunt Morgan, the first Kentuckian to win the Nobel 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 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.

See also

• John Hunt Morgan Memorial

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hunt-Morgan House.

• Bluegrass Trust for Historic Preservation: Hunt-Morgan House
• 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

Museums in Kentucky
Art	Kentucky Folk Art Center Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft Museum of the American Quilter's Society Speed Art Museum University of Kentucky Art Museum
Aviation	Aviation Museum of Kentucky
Biographical	Bill Monroe Museum General George Patton Museum of Leadership Muhammad Ali Center Rosemary Clooney Museum U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum Whitney Young Birthplace and Museum
History	Adsmore Ashland Bardstown Historical Museum Barthell Coal Mining Camp Big Sandy Heritage Center Blue Heron Coal Mining Camp Bluegrass Heritage Museum Civil War Museum Coal Miners' Museum David A. Zegeer Coal-Railroad Museum Don F. Pratt Memorial Museum Federal Hill F.M. Stafford House Frazier History Museum Harland Sanders Café and Museum Highlands Museum and Discovery Center Historic Locust Grove Hunt-Morgan House James A. Ramage Civil War Museum Kentucky Coal Mining Museum Lexington History Center Magoffin County Pioneer Village and Museum Mary Todd Lincoln House McCreary County Museum Mountain Homeplace Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History Portland Museum Riverside, The Farnsley-Moremen Landing Samuel May House Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History Thomas Edison House
Rail	Bluegrass Railroad and Museum Elkhorn City Railroad Museum The Historic Railpark and Train Museum Kentucky Railway Museum Railway Museum of Greater Cincinnati
Religious	Creation Museum Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill Shaker Museum at South Union
Science & technology	East Kentucky Science Center Kentucky Science Center Kentucky River Museum National Corvette Museum
Sports	Kentucky Derby Museum Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory
Miscellaneous	Callahan Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind Cumberland Inn Museum International Bluegrass Music Museum Garrard County Jail Museum Vent Haven Museum

Morgan's Raiders
People	John Hunt Morgan Basil W. Duke George Ellsworth Thomas Hines Stovepipe Johnson Bennett H. Young
Places	Ben Johnson House John Hunt Morgan Memorial Ohio Penitentiary Hunt-Morgan House Alice Dean Corydon Historic District Stream Cliff Farm Battle of Tebb's Bend Monument Midway Historic District John H. Morgan Surrender Site
Battles/Raids	Battle of Buffington Island Battle of Corydon Battle of Cynthiana Battle of Lebanon Battle of Mt. Sterling Battle of Salineville Battle of Tebbs Bend Hines' Raid Morgan's Raid New Haven Battlefield Site

Lexington, Kentucky
Subject areas	Cityscape Culture Demographics Economy Education Geography Government History (Civil War · Timeline) Major employers Media Parks People Sports Transportation
Culture & Landmarks	Alltech Arena Ashland Aviation Museum of Kentucky Calumet Farm CentrePointe Commonwealth Stadium Fayette National Bank Building Gratz Park Hunt-Morgan House Keeneland Kentucky Horse Park Kentucky Theatre Lexington Brewing and Distilling Company Lexington Cemetery The Lexington Center Lexington Financial Center Lexington History Center Mary Todd Lincoln House McConnell Springs Mount Horeb Earthworks Complex Pope Villa The Red Mile Rupp Arena Singletary Center for the Arts University of Kentucky Art Museum Waveland State Historic Site Whitaker Bank Ballpark
Colleges and universities	Bluegrass Community and Technical College Indiana Wesleyan University-Lexington ITT Technical Institute-Lexington Lexington Theological Seminary Midway University-Lexington National College-Lexington Spencerian College Sullivan University-Lexington Transylvania University University of Kentucky
Transportation	Blue Grass Airport Citation Boulevard I-75 I-64 KY 1425 KY 1974 Lexington Transit Center Lextran Man o' War Boulevard New Circle Road Paris Pike US 25 US 27 US 60 US 68 US 421 Valley View Ferry
Sports	Kentucky Wildcats Lexington Legends Transylvania Pioneers
Metro Lexington	Corinth Georgetown Midway Millersburg Nicholasville North Middletown Paris Sadieville Stamping Ground Versailles Wilmore Winchester