Walton in Boone County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Mayhugh-Hartman House
1929
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 28, 2024
1. Mayhugh-Hartman House Marker
Erected by Boone County Historic Preservation Review Board.
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 1929.
Location. 38° 52.337′ N, 84° 36.785′ W. Marker is in Walton, Kentucky, in Boone County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street (U.S. 25) and Bedinger Avenue, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 133 N Main St, Walton KY 41094, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: C. Scott Chambers House (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Nicholas & Gertrude Blau House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Walton Vernona Purple Heart Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); Walton-Verona Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Walton Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Walton CCC Camp Bean Ridge (approx. 0.6 miles away); Richwood Presbyterian Church (approx. 2.8 miles away); Major John P. Gaines (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Walton.
Other markers no longer nearby. Abner Gaines House (was approx. 0.8
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Regarding Mayhugh-Hartman House. Excerpts from the National Register of Historic Places nomination for the house:
As mentioned previously, this house was built for John Clifton Mayhugh and his wife, Ann. They moved here in 1929 from 113 North Main Street, which was built for them three years earlier.
John Clifton Mayhugh (1893-?) was the proprietor of a building materials business that appears to have been founded by his family in the late-19th or early-20th centuries. The business included lumberyards and planing mills in Walton and in nearby Nicholson in Kenton County.
In 1942 the Mayhughs sold the house to John W. and Eloise Hartman. John W. Hartman (1911-?) was the proprietor of a home heating oil distributorship in Kenton County. The couple owned the first television set in Walton, and in the 1950s neighbors used to crowd into the living room to watch TV shows. The house remained in the Hartman family for six decades.
Also see . . . John Clifton and Ann Catherine Mayhugh House (PDF). National Register nomination for the house, which was listed in 2005. (Prepared
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 28, 2024
2. Mayhugh-Hartman House Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 282 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 3, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
