Ashland
Built 1811 by Benjamin Henry Latrobe. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 2 mi. SE of Lexington on Richmond Rd., Lexington, KY |
| County | Fayette County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Listed for | Politics and government |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | Henry Clay Home |
| Reference number | 66000357 |
| Built | 1811 · more from the 1810s |
| Architect | Benjamin Henry Latrobe |
| Style | Italianate architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 2 mi. SE of Lexington on Richmond Rd., Lexington, KY |
| Coordinates | 38.0286° N, 84.4800° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in Lexington | 166 listed places in Lexington → · walking tours → |
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Reference
Questions people ask
When was Ashland listed on the National Register?
Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was Ashland built?
1811, designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, in the Italianate architecture style.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Ashland?
2 mi. SE of Lexington on Richmond Rd., Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Ashland?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000357. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.