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Description: Historically known as Hopemont, was built by John Wesley Hunt in 1814, known as the first millionaire west of the Alleghenies. Visitor information and photos. Located in Lexington.
Hunt-Morgan House, Lexington, Kentucky -- National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary Photograph by David Huntsman, courtesy of the Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation The Hunt-Morgan House, historically known as Hopemont, was built by John Wesley Hunt in 1814. Hunt was known as the first millionaire west of the Alleghenies and earned his fortune from the mercantile business shortly after Lexington was established. Other notable personalities have also resided at Hopemont. Hunt's grandson, General John Hunt Morgan, was a dashing general in the Confederate Army who gained the nickname "The Thunderbolt of the Confederacy" through his many raids and daring military feats. John Wesley Hunt's great grandson, Dr. Thomas Hunt Morgan, was born in the house in 1866. Dr. Morgan became famous for his work in genetics and is one of a very few Kentuckians to have won the Nobel Prize. The Hunt-Morgan House is a Federal style residence with specific emphasis on the geometric phase of the period. The building has many fine architectural features including a Palladian window with fan and sidelights that grace the front fa
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