Grosvenor Ave in Lexington in Fayette County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

The Pope Villa (1811-13)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 27, 2021

1. The Pope Villa (1811-13) Marker

Inscription.
Built for Senator John and Eliza Pope. Designed by B. H. Latrobe (1764-1820), father of American architectural profession and designer to Thomas Jefferson. The Pope Villa has hidden first-story services, with rotunda and major rooms on second story. Latrobe's most innovative surviving house. Restoration after a fire in 1987.
Given by Blue Grass Trust for Historic Pres.

Erected 2005 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2174.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1811.

Location. 38° 2.381′ N, 84° 29.743′ W. Marker is in Lexington, Kentucky, in Fayette County. It is in Grosvenor Ave. It is on Grosvenor Avenue south of Rose Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 326 Grosvenor Avenue, Lexington KY 40508, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Bluegrass Region.

It is also in the American

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South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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 walking distance of this marker: Joe B. Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Adamstown / Pierre Whiting (approx. 0.2 miles away); Beck House (approx. ¼ mile away); Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Jeffrey Wasson (approx. ¼ mile away); Wolf Wile Department Store Building (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sheikh Mohammed (approx. 0.3 miles away); E. P. Taylor (approx. 0.3 miles away); Adolph F. Rupp (1901-77) (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lexington.

Also see . . .
1. Latrobe's Pope Villa. From the Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation. (Submitted on March 31, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Benjamin Henry Latrobe. From the Architect of the Capitol. (Submitted on March 31, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

The Pope Villa image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 27, 2021

2. The Pope Villa

Benjamin Latrobe's Pope Villa image. Click for more information.

via C-SPAN, June 17, 2025

3. Benjamin Latrobe's Pope Villa

C-SPAN video (12m 36s):
Tom Moore gave a tour of Pope Villa, one of only three remaining domestic designs by Benjamin Latrobe, architect of the White House and U.S. Capitol. Benjamin Latrobe designed the home for Senator John and Eliza Pope in 1810-1811.
Click for more information.

Benjamin Henry Latrobe image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Charles Willson Peale, 1804

4. Benjamin Henry Latrobe

Credits. This page was last revised on June 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 31, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 394 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 31, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on June 17, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4. submitted on March 31, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.