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The Masterson House
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By Ginger Drenning, August 24, 2009 | |
| | | 1. Side A - - The Masterson House Marker | | |
Inscription.
Side A
Oldest brick house still standing in county, this was home of Richard and Sarah Masterson. Bricks laid in Flemish bond. House was center of town's activities. Mastersons, leading Methodists, opened their home for services before church erected in 1810. Masterson was among early trustees of Port William, now Carrollton, which was incorporated in 1794. See over.
Side B
The Masterson House - First court of Gallatin County held here May 14, 1799. Bishop Francis Asbury visited "Widow Masterson" in 1808. Sarah and Richard Masterson are buried in the family cemetery nearby. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, 1975. It was restored by the Port William Historical Society, 1979-1980.
Erected 1982 by Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Transportation. (Marker Number 1725.)
Location. 38° 41.269′ N, 85° 9.066′ W. Marker is near Carrollton, Kentucky, in Carroll County. Marker is on U.S. 42 east of Carraco Road, on the left when traveling east. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Carrollton KY 41008, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Carrollton (approx. half a mile away); Col. Percival Pierce Butler (approx. 1.4 miles away); General William Orlando Butler (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Price of Freedom (approx. 1.5 miles away); Home of Gen. Butler (approx. 1.6 miles away); World War I & World War I I Memorial - - Carroll County, Kentucky (approx. 1.6 miles away); Korea & Vietnam - - War Memorial of Carroll County Kentucky (approx. 1.6 miles away); Switzerland County Honor Roll Memorial (approx. 6 miles away in Indiana). Click for a list of all markers in Carrollton.| | | | 
By Ginger Drenning, August 24, 2009 | |
| | | 2. Side B - - The Masterson House Marker | | |
Also see . . . Video - -> Masterson House ::. (Courtesy:: Allison Bruning -'You-Tube') An Excellent video of the Masterson House Interior. (Submitted on December 13, 2011, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana.)
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By Ginger Drenning, August 24, 2009 | |
| | | 3. Long View Side A - - The Masterson House Marker | | |
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By Ginger Drenning, August 24, 2009 | |
| | | 4. Long View Side B - - The Masterson House Marker | | |
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By Ginger Drenning, August 24, 2009 | |
| | | 5. Wide View Side A - - The Masterson House Marker | | |
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By Ginger Drenning, August 24, 2009 | |
| | | 6. Sign - - Historic Masterson House | | |
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By Ginger Drenning, August 24, 2009 | |
| | | 7. Wide View Side B - - The Masterson House Marker | | |
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By Ginger Drenning, August 24, 2009 | |
| | | 8. The Masterson House | | |
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By Ginger Drenning, August 24, 2009 | |
| | | 9. East End - - The Masterson House | | |
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By Ginger Drenning, August 24, 2009 | |
| | | 10. Interior - Reception Area of The Masterson House | | |
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By Ginger Drenning, August 24, 2009 | |
| | | 11. Old Photo of Home and Other Items | | |
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By Ginger Drenning, August 24, 2009 | |
| | | 12. The Masterson Family Cemetery | | The Family Cemetery is located to the East - just off of U.S.42 - as you enter the Home property. | | |
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By Ginger Drenning, August 24, 2009 | |
| | | 13. The Masterson Family Cemetery - - Marker | | |
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By Ginger Drenning, August 24, 2009 | |
| | | 14. Grave Stone | | |
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By Ginger Drenning, August 24, 2009 | |
| | | 15. Grave Stone | | |
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By Ginger Drenning, August 24, 2009 | |
| | | 16. Grave Stone | | |
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By Ginger Drenning, August 24, 2009 | |
| | | 17. Grave Stone | | |
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By Ginger Drenning, August 24, 2009 | |
| | | 18. Grave Stone | | |
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By Ginger Drenning, August 24, 2009 | |
| | | 19. The Masterson House & Grave Stones | | |
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By Ginger Drenning, August 24, 2009 | |
| | | 20. Long View - - The Masterson House | | |
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By Ginger Drenning, August 24, 2009 | |
| | | 21. Jane Hoagland White - - 1789 - 1877 | | |
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By Ginger Drenning, August 24, 2009 | |
| | | 22. Margaret White Masterson - - 1826 - 1911 | | |
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By Ginger Drenning, August 24, 2009 | |
| | | 23. Andrew Jackson Magnolia Tree | | A stone marker is at the base in front of the tree. See next photo for details. | | |
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By Ginger Drenning, August 24, 2009 | |
| | | 24. Stone Marker by Jackson Magnolia Tree | Andrew Jackson Magnolia
From the Hermitage
to the White House 1828 | | |
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By Courtesy:: kykinfolks.com | |
| | | 25. The Masterson House - Newpaper Clipping | | Text reads: "The oldest two-story brick house still standing on the Ohio between Pittsburg and Louisville was built by Richard Masterson in1790. The bricks, burned on the site and laid in Flemish bond by slave labor, are in excellent condition today." | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on September 3, 2009, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 19,437 times since then. This page was the Marker of the Week July 17, 2011. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. submitted on September 3, 2009, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. 21, 22. submitted on September 4, 2009, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. 23, 24. submitted on September 23, 2009, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. 25. submitted on June 29, 2011, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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