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

Loudoun House

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 23, 2022

1. Loudoun House Marker

Inscription. This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.

Location. 38° 3.325′ N, 84° 28.574′ W. Marker is in Lexington, Kentucky, in Fayette County. It is in Castlewood. It is at the intersection of Castlewood Drive and Bryan Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Castlewood Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 209 Castlewood Dr, Lexington KY 40505, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

It is also in the American 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

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: Joseph Scott (approx. ¼ mile away); Isaac Burns Murphy (approx. ¼ mile away); Thomas 'Tommy' Britton (approx. ¼ mile away); African Americans in the Horse Industry Buried Here (approx. 0.3 miles away); Abraham Perry (1842-1908) (approx. 0.3 miles away); Oliver Lewis (approx. 0.3 miles away); James 'Soup' Perkins (approx. 0.3 miles away); Trainers (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lexington.

Regarding Loudoun House. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:

Loudoun House, originally the home of Francis Key Hunt, was designed by New York architect Alexander Jackson Davis in 1850 and constructed by John McMurtry, a local architect-builder, at a cost of $30,000. Davis called the project "A Design in Early English or collegiate Style,” but today we would call it an example of the Gothic Revival in architecture. Loudoun House is known as one of the largest and finest of its kind in Kentucky, if not in the South.

Also see . . .
1. Loudoun House. Wikipedia entry:
The house's many towers, irregular volumes, vaults, asymmetrically arranged

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 23, 2022

2. Loudoun House Marker

lancet, diamond-paned windows as well as other picturesque architectural features denote the Gothic Revival style. (Submitted on June 22, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Loudoun House (PDF). National Register nomination for the house, which was listed in 1973. (National Archives) (Submitted on July 29, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Loudoun House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 23, 2022

3. Loudoun House

Now owned by the City of Lexington, it is home to the Lexington Art League.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 651 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 29, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.