Mill Springs in Wayne County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

West-Metcalfe House

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 12, 2019

1. West-Metcalfe House Marker

Inscription.
One mile south. First brick house in area. Built by Capt. Isaac West, Revolutionary soldier, who came here about 1798, received land grant in 1799, and built this house, in 1800, of bricks he made himself. Gen. Felix Zollicoffer, CSA, had headquarters here, 1861. Used as hospital after Battle of Mill Springs, 1862. Confederates buried then in family cemetery.

Erected 1969 by Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1275.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • War, US Civil • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1798.

Location. 36° 55.036′ N, 84° 46.71′ W. Marker is in Mill Springs, Kentucky, in Wayne County. It is on Old Mill Springs Road 1.2 miles south of Kentucky Route 1275, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Old Mill Springs Road, Monticello KY 42633, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Lake

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Cumberland Region

and specifically in the Pennyroyal Region.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named The West-Metcalfe House (a few steps from this marker); Mill Springs (approx. one mile away); Mill Springs and the Civil War (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Battle of Mill Springs (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Cumberland River (approx. 1.1 miles away); Home, Headquarters, Hospital (approx. 1.1 miles away); Price's Meadow (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Noble Ellis Saves an Army (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mill Springs.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Noble Ellis - Sternwheeler that Saved an Army (was approx. 1.8 miles away but has been replaced

The West-Metcalfe House & Marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 12, 2019

2. The West-Metcalfe House & Marker.

with another marker now near it).

More about this marker. Warning: this Tour Stop is some 23 miles from the Mill Springs Battlefield Visitors Center near Nancy, KY, which is the beginning location for eight of the Tour Stops.

Regarding West-Metcalfe House. Through the efforts of the Mill Springs Battlefield Association, Joe Brent of Mudpuppy and Waterdog Inc., and Ed Wolfe of Hollow Woodworks, the 200-year-old home was completely restored in 2010.

Also see . . . West-Metcalfe House. Wikipedia entry:
Links to National register of Historic Places Nomination Form (Submitted on February 1, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

The West-Metcalfe House is on Stop #10 of the Mill Springs Battlefield Tour. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 12, 2019

3. The West-Metcalfe House is on Stop #10 of the Mill Springs Battlefield Tour.

West-Metcalfe House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 15, 2019

4. West-Metcalfe House

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 695 times since then and 30 times this year. Last updated on September 14, 2020, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 16, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 4. submitted on January 27, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.