Old Washington in Maysville in Mason County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Bayless-Forman-Taylor House

c. 1802

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 4, 2023

1. Bayless-Forman-Taylor House Marker

Inscription. Built by captain Benjamin Bayless, a Washington Trustee in 1798, who married Elizabeth Wood, daughter of George Wood. Later owned by three generations of the Forman family who settled in Washington c. 1790. It descended to the Taylor family whose last surviving member willed it to the Washington Presbyterian Church.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1802.

Location. 38° 36.841′ N, 83° 48.528′ W. Marker is in Maysville, Kentucky, in Mason County. It is in Old Washington. It is at the intersection of Old Main Street (Kentucky Route 2515) and Jail Street, on the right when traveling north on Old Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2136 Old Main St, Maysville KY 41056, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Outer Bluegrass. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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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: Washington Presbyterian Church (a few steps from this marker); Early Stage-Mail Route (within shouting distance of this marker); Washington, Kentucky Post Office (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Washington Jail (within shouting distance of this marker); Harriet Beecher Stowe Slavery to Freedom Museum (within shouting distance of this marker); Brick Outbuilding (within shouting distance of this marker); Harriet Beecher Stowe (within shouting distance of this marker); Stone House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Maysville.

Also see . . . Washington Historic District. National Register of Historic Places nomination (PDF) and photographs (separate PDF) submitted for the district, which includes the Bayless-Forman-Taylor House. (National Park Service) (Submitted on March 11, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 4, 2023

2. Bayless-Forman-Taylor House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 377 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 11, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.