Hunt-Morgan House
(Obverse):
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. (Over)
(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
Marker is on North Mill Street 0.1 miles north of West 2nd. Street, on the right when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
