Historical house and mill complex in Kentucky
United States historic place
The
Grimes House and Mill Complex
, located on Boone's Creek in
Fayette County, Kentucky
, near
Lexington, Kentucky
, dates from 1813. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
in 1982.
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It is historically significant in that it is considered to be one of the "most important early commercial buildings remaining in central Kentucky."
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Description
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The complex of buildings that make up the site include the mill building, the Grimes family home, the springhouse, a cemetery and the foundations of a former flax house and a distillery.
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In the mid-20th century, a barn, guest house and riding arena was constructed. The Flemish bond pattern stonework used in construction are considered "some of the finest to be seen in central Kentucky.
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The 18-acre site's historic function was for industry, manufacturing, processing and extraction, and was also used for domestic purposes as a single dwelling home.
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The quarried stone springhouse is across the road from the mill building. It has a stone doorway and an earthen mound. It is directly adjacent to Grimes Mill Rd. and faces out upon it.
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History
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In 1803, the two-and-a-half story Grimes Mill building was constructed. Its walls are three-and-a-half foot thick of quarried stone. The interior has a
hand-hewn
wooden support system.
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At the time of NRHP application, the mill was occupied by the
Iroquois Hunt Club
.
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The Grimes Mill was in use into 1927. It was purchased by the Iroquois Hunt in 1928. The Iroquois Hunt, named for
Iroquois
, the first American-bred horse to win the
Epsom Derby
(in 1881), was founded in 1880. It was active in
Clark
and
Fayette
counties until 1914 under leadership of foxhunter and houndsman Roger Williams, who served as Master of Hounds at annual meets.
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The Hunt was reestablished in 1926, and found itself a permanent headquarters in 1928 with the purchase. Landowners in a 10 square mile area facilitate the hunt, allowing fence-jumping, allowing coyotes to survive without poisoning or other eradication.
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The 18 acres (7.3 ha) of the listing include six
contributing resources
and several non-contributing buildings.
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Contributing are:
Non-contributing structures:
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