Early Stone Houses of Kentucky

274 Pages·2008·336.719 MB·English

by  Carolyn Murray-Wooley

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Early Stone Houses of Kentucky
carolyn murray-wooley
The University Press of Kentucky
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Photographs by Matt Wooley, chief photographer, unless otherwise noted.
Frontispiece: The James Lindsay house, built circa 1786.
Publication of this volume was made possible in part by the Dry Stone Conservancy.
Copyright © 2008 by The University Press of Kentucky Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Murray-Wooley, Carolyn.
Scholarly publisher for the Commonwealth, Early stone houses of Kentucky / Carolyn Murray-Wooley.
serving Bellarmine University, Berea College, Centre p. cm.
College of Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky University, Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Filson Historical Society, Georgetown College, isbn 978-0-8131-2479-7 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Architecture,
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To the hundreds of friends, both old and new, whose interest, generosity, and help have made this work a joy.
My unbounded thanks to each of you, and especially to my son, Matt Wooley, for his insightful photography.
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contents
Acknowledgments ; xiii William Crow, 1780–1783 ; 84
Introduction ; 1 Alexander Dunlap, ca. 1790 ; 86
Henry H. Ferguson, ca. 1849 ; 88
part i. ulster gentry life in kentucky Joel Frazier, 1810 ; 90
William Garrett, 1812 ; 92
1. Kentucky Land and Life ; 9
2. Stone House Descriptions ; 19 Robert Guyn Jr., 1802 ; 96 nta(s)
James Harlan, ca. 1785 ; 98 ge
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William Henry, before 1790 ; 100 att
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part ii. portfolio John Hinkson, ca. 1785–1795 ; 102 ast
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Nathan Huston, 1792 ; 104 d
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John Allen, ca. 1790 ; 66 Abraham Irvin, ca. 1790 ; 108 X G
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John Bell, ca. 1795 ; 68 Thomas Kennedy of Bourbon County, ca. 1785 ; 110 g
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Robert Boggs, 1791–1792 ; 70 Thomas Kennedy of Kenton County, 1791 ; 112 L 1
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James Branham, ca. 1795 ; 72 James Lindsay, 1785–1786 ; 114 e 17
John Brown, 1780s ; 74 John Logan, ca. 1789 ; 116 ous
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Peter Brown, 1806 ; 75 John Long, 1792 ; 118 one
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George Clark, ca. 1779 ; 76 James McAfee, 1790 ; 120 y
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Benjamin Collings, ca. 1810 ; 78 William McBrayer, 1814 ; 124 ” E
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The Widow McDowell, ca. 1785–1790 ; 130 John Henry Thompson, ca. 1842 ; 168
Samuel McDowell Slave Quarters, ca. 1820 ; 132 William Thompson, 1801–1806 ; 170
John McGee of Mercer County, 1790 ; 134 Michael Wallace, after 1790 ; 172
John McGee of Nelson County, before 1790 ; 136 Robert Welsh, ca. 1810 ; 174
James McKee, 1809 ; 138 James Wilson, ca. 1785 ; 176
Samuel McMillan, ca. 1800 ; 142
Jonathan McMurtry, ca. 1825 ; 146 Conclusions ; 179
John Andrew Miller, 1784 ; 148 appendix 1: Colonial Locations of Ulster Kentucky
Robert Poague, early 1800s ; 150 Stone House Owners ; 185
David Sawyer, 1814 ; 152 appendix 2: Stone Houses of Other National
John “Two-Nine” Scott, ca. 1790 ; 156 Origins ; 187
Joseph Shawhan, 1816 ; 158 Notes ; 195
John Smith, 1807 ; 160 Glossary ; 205
William Taylor, before 1802 ; 162 Bibliography ; 209
Henry Thompson Sr., ca. 1785 ; 164 Index ; 217
Color gallery follows page 180
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acknowledgments
i would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to the Dry Stone Conservancy
for their fi nancial support of this book and for their work to preserve Kentucky’s cultural a(s)
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Among many hundreds in my life, I am particularly grateful to Bob Wooley, who shared my att
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interests and made family outings adventures in discovery; to Med Moreland, who conduct- ast
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