Near Carrollton in Carroll County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
The Masterson House
Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 24, 2009
1. Side A - - The Masterson House Marker
Oldest brick house still standing in county, this was home of Richard and Sarah Masterson. Bricks laid in Flemish bond. House was center of town's activities. Mastersons, leading Methodists, opened their home for services before church erected in 1810. Masterson was among early trustees of Port William, now Carrollton, which was incorporated in 1794.
First court of Gallatin County held here May 14, 1799. Bishop Francis Asbury visited "Widow Masterson" in 1808. Sarah and Richard Masterson are buried in the family cemetery nearby. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, 1975. It was restored by the Port William Historical Society, 1979-1980.
Erected 1982 by Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Transportation. (Marker Number 1725.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1793.
Location. 38° 41.269′ N, 85° 9.066′ W. Marker is near Carrollton, Kentucky, in Carroll County. It is on U.S. 42 east of Carraco Road, on
this page online
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. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Carrollton (approx. half a mile away); Benjamin Craig (approx. 0.6 miles away); Col. Percival Pierce Butler (approx. 1.4 miles away); General William Orlando Butler (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Price of Freedom (approx. 1½ miles away); Home of Gen. Butler (approx. 1.6 miles away); World War I & World War II Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Korea & Vietnam - - War Memorial of Carroll County Kentucky (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carrollton.
Also see . . . Video - -> Masterson House ::. (Courtesy:: Allison Bruning -'You-Tube') An Excellent video of the Masterson House Interior. (Submitted on December 13, 2011, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana.)
Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 24, 2009
2. Side B - - The Masterson House Marker
Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 24, 2009
3. Long View Side A - - The Masterson House Marker
Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 24, 2009
4. Long View Side B - - The Masterson House Marker
Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 24, 2009
5. Wide View Side A - - The Masterson House Marker
Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 24, 2009
6. Sign - - Historic Masterson House
Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 24, 2009
7. Wide View Side B - - The Masterson House Marker
2009 photo. The cemetery is enclosed in a low chain fence.
Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 12, 2019
8. The Masterson House Marker
Compare with Photo 7. Ten years later the cemetery has been enclosed in a tidy stacked-stone fence.
Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 24, 2009
9. The Masterson House
Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 24, 2009
10. East End - - The Masterson House
Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 24, 2009
11. Interior - Reception Area of The Masterson House
Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 24, 2009
12. Old Photo of Home and Other Items
Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 24, 2009
13. The Masterson Family Cemetery
The Family Cemetery is located to the East - just off of U.S.42 - as you enter the Home property.
Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 24, 2009
14. The Masterson Family Cemetery - - Marker
Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 24, 2009
15. Grave Stone
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16. Grave Stone
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17. Grave Stone
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18. Grave Stone
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19. Grave Stone
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20. The Masterson House & Grave Stones
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21. Long View - - The Masterson House
Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 24, 2009
22. Jane Hoagland White - - 1789 - 1877
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23. Margaret White Masterson - - 1826 - 1911
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24. Andrew Jackson Magnolia Tree
A stone marker is at the base in front of the tree. See next photo for details.
Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 24, 2009
25. Stone Marker by Jackson Magnolia Tree
From the Hermitage
to the White House 1828
Photographed by Courtesy:: kykinfolks.com
26. The Masterson House - Newpaper Clipping
Text reads: "The oldest two-story brick house still standing on the Ohio between Pittsburg and Louisville was built by Richard Masterson in1790. The bricks, burned on the site and laid in Flemish bond by slave labor, are in excellent condition today."
Credits. This page was last revised on August 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2009, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 25,769 times since then and 121 times this year. It was the Marker of the Week July 17, 2011. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on September 3, 2009, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. 8. submitted on July 2, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21. submitted on September 3, 2009, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. 22, 23. submitted on September 4, 2009, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. 24, 25. submitted on September 23, 2009, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. 26. submitted on June 29, 2011, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
