Historical Marker

Hunt-Morgan House

Historical marker location:

Lexington, Kentucky

( 201 North Mill St., Lexington)

1814 Federal-style home, named Hopemont, retains original architectural features, including a cantilevered staircase & fanlight window. Saved from demolition by the Blue Grass Trust in 1955. Built by John Wesley Hunt (1773- 1849), a philanthropist and the first millionaire west of the Allegheny Mountains. Update of original KY Historical Marker #3

(Reverse) Inherited by daughter, Henrietta Hunt Morgan, mother of Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan (1825-1864), known as the “Thunderbolt of the Confederacy.” Birthplace of John Wesley Hunt’s great grandson, Dr. Thomas Hunt Morgan (1866-1945), known as the “Father of Modern Genetics” and the first Kentuckian to win a Nobel Prize (1933). Update of original KY Historical Marker #3.