Rating
Title	Ashland, Home of Henry Clay, Lexington, Kentucky
Description	After settling in Lexington in 1799, Henry Clay built a new home on the property in 1809, called "Ashland" due to the abundance of ash trees on the property. He continued to add on to the house using plans by Benjamin Latrobe, the architect of the Federal Capitol. After Henry died, his son, James Clay, bought the mansion and tore it down only to rebuild it on the existing foundation using the original floor plan. Henry Clay was born on April 12, 1777 in rural Virginia. After he became a lawyer he decided to move to the growing state of Kentucky and settled in Lexington. In 1803 he was elected to the Kentucky General Assembly and only five years later, as a twenty nine year old he was chosen Speaker of the House. Clay sought the presidency on three separate occasions, 1824, '32, and '44. Although never the president, Clay gained fame in many aspects of his political life. As "The Great Compromiser" Clay devised the Missouri Compromise and the infamous Compromise of 1850, he helped negotiate the Treaty of Ghent, he played a significant role in the survival of various South American republics, and served almost fifty years as a Representative, Senator and Secretary of the State.
Date	ca. 1910-1930
Places	Lexington (Ky.) Fayette County (Ky.) Kentucky Ashland (Lexington, Ky.)
Subjects	Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 Dwellings Ashland (Lexington, Ky.) Legislators Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820
Type	StillImage
Format	Lantern slide
Source	Kentucky Historical Society, Colonial Dames Lantern Slides, Graphic 19
Accession Num.	Graphic19_Box1_62
Rights	This file may be downloaded for personal, research, or classroom use, free of charge. All other uses, including any forms of publication or broadcast, require permission from the Kentucky Historical Society, and fees may apply.
Filename	Graphic19_Box1_62

Ashland, Home of Henry Clay, Lexington, Kentucky

Description

Tags

Comments