Ashland in Boyd County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Alexander Bagby House
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 19, 2022
1. Alexander Bagby House Marker
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.
Location. 38° 28.443′ N, 82° 38.625′ W. Marker is in Ashland, Kentucky, in Boyd County. It is at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and 16th Street, on the right when traveling east on Lexington Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1520 Lexington Ave, Ashland KY 41101, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Kyova Tri-State Region. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Ohio River Valley, 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 walking distance of this marker: Gov. Simeon Willis (approx. 0.2 miles away); Indian Mounds (approx. 0.2 miles away); Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); City Of Ashland (approx. 0.4 miles away); Wiard Cannon (approx. 0.4 miles away); 2015 Inductees (approx. 0.4 miles away); 2016 Inductees (approx. 0.4 miles away); 2017 Inductees (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ashland.
Regarding Alexander Bagby House. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:
Alexander Bagby (1819-1889) and his wife Orra Walter Bagby (1829-1915) were married in 1848. They moved to Ashland from Louisville in 1855 and built a house on thecorner of Lexington and Sixteenth (Broadway) the land was purchased on July 9, 1855 in the name of Orra Bagby. Four lots were purchased. Lots 1 and 2 facing Lexington were $495 each. Lots 7 and 8 facing Hilton (Lawrence) were priced at $495 and $360.
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Alexander Bagby was a lawyer and is listed as a police judge in the 1860 census for Boyd County.
Also see . . . Alexander Bagby House (PDF). National Register nomination for the property, which was listed in 1979. (National Archives) (Submitted on November 30, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 19, 2022
2. Alexander Bagby House Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 362 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 30, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
