Built 1814 Phone +1 859-233-3290 Added to NRHP 14 March 1973 | Opened 1814 Architectural style Federal architecture Architect John Wesley Hunt | |
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Location 201 N. Mill Street., Lexington, Kentucky Part of Gratz Park Historic District (#73000796) Address 201 N Mill St, Lexington, KY 40507, USA Hours Closed now Thursday1–4PMFriday1–4PMSaturday10AM–3PMSunday1–4PMMondayClosedTuesdayClosedWednesday1–4PM Similar Mary Todd Lincoln House, Aviation Museum of Kentucky, Waveland State Historic S, Ashland, University of Kentucky Art Muse | ||
The Hunt-Morgan House, historically known as Hopemont, is a Federal style residence in Lexington, Kentucky built in 1814 by John Wesley Hunt, the first millionaire west of the Alleghenies. The house is included in the Gratz Park Historic District. The Alexander T. Hunt Civil War Museum is located on the second floor of the Hunt-Morgan House.
Other notable people who resided at Hopemont include John Wesley Hunt's grandson, General John Hunt Morgan, a general in the Confederate Army. Dr. Thomas Hunt Morgan, the first Kentuckian to win the Nobel Prize, was born in the house in 1866.
The House has many beautiful architectural features, including the Palladian window with fan and sidelights that grace its front façade. In 1955 the Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation was formed to save this home from impending demolition. The organization restored the home to its Federal appearance.
The Hunt-Morgan House is located on the corner of Mill and Second Streets, at 201 N. Mill Street, in Lexington.