Ashland (Henry Clay estate)

Ashland
The front of the house
Ashland (Henry Clay estate) is located in Kentucky
Ashland (Henry Clay estate)
Ashland (Henry Clay estate) is located in the United States
Ashland (Henry Clay estate)
Location120 Sycamore Road Lexington, Kentucky
Coordinates38°1′43″N 84°28′48″W / 38.02861°N 84.48000°W / 38.02861; -84.48000
Built1811
ArchitectBenjamin H. Latrobe; Thomas Lewinski
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.66000357[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966
Designated NHLDecember 19, 1960

Ashland is the name of the plantation of the 19th-century Kentucky statesman Henry Clay,[2] located in Lexington, Kentucky, in the central Bluegrass region of the state. The buildings were built by slaves who also grew and harvested hemp, farmed livestock, and cooked and cleaned for the Clays.

Ashland is a registered National Historic Landmark.[2] The Ashland Stakes, a Thoroughbred horse race at Keeneland Race Course that has run annually since the race course first opened in 1936, was named for the historically important estate.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Ashland » the Estate". www.henryclay.org. Archived from the original on July 12, 2009. Retrieved January 17, 2022.