Maysville in Mason County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
The Richeson House
The Rosemary Clooney House
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 4, 2023
1. The Richeson House Marker
Childhood home of movie and singing star Rosemary Clooney.
Listed on the National register of Historic Places
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education • Entertainment • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1831.
Location. 38° 39.046′ N, 83° 46.335′ W. Marker is in Maysville, Kentucky, in Mason County. Marker is on West 3rd Street, 0.1 miles north of Short Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 331 W 3rd St, Maysville KY 41056, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Peers House (within shouting distance of this marker); Lewis Collins' House (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Elisha Green (approx. 0.3 miles away); Phillips' Folly (approx. 0.3 miles away); Maysville Academy (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lafayette's Tour (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Lee House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Kentucky Historian (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Maysville.
Regarding The Richeson House. Excerpts from the National Register nomination:
In 1832 John BrettRicheson, an educator from Charlottesville, Virginia, purchased the subject house for his wife Mildred Richeson and their eight children. The house continued to be occupied by the Richesons and their descendants until the death of Edward Richeson in 1941. The John Brett Richeson family provided Maysville with some of the most accomplished and brilliant teachers ever known in Kentucky, and they helped to establish Maysville as a leading educational community during the period 1832-1880. Several of John Brett Richeson's children were teachers, including his sons William West Richeson and John Holt Richeson, and his daughter Ann Frances Richeson Peers, and several grandchildren.
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… Rosemary Clooney, singing star of radio, motion pictures and television, was born in Maysville and lived in the Richeson House in the late 1940's. In 1953 the city named the adjacent street in her honor when her first movie The Stars are Singing premiered at the Russell Theater.
Also see . . . John Brett Richeson House. National Register nomination (PDF) and photographs (separate PDF) submitted for the house, which was listed in 1994. (National Park Service) (Submitted on March 10, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 4, 2023
2. The Richeson House Marker
Bud Fraker for Paramount Studios (Public Domain), 1954
3. Rosemary Clooney (1928-2002)
She began her singing and recording career in the mid-1940s, then branched into movies such as White Christmas and television during her five-decade career.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 10, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 151 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 10, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
