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Marshall Key House, Main Street, Old Washington, Mason County, KY
Marshall Key House, Main Street, Old Washington, Mason County, KY
Marshall Key House, Main Street, Old Washington, Mason County, KY
Marshall Key House, Main Street, Old Washington, Mason County, KY
Marshall Key House, Main Street, Old Washington, Mason County, KY
Marshall Key House, Main Street, Old Washington, Mason County, KY
Marshall Key House, Main Street, Old Washington, Mason County, KY
Marshall Key House, Main Street, Old Washington, Mason County, KY
Marshall Key House, Main Street, Old Washington, Mason County, KY
Marshall Key House, Main Street, Old Washington, Mason County, KY
Summary
Significance: The brick Georgian townhouse, built ca. 1800, is one of the finest historic structures in Washington. It is distinguished by a handsome Georgian frontispiece and an elegant curved interior stairway. The well-proportioned Federal style mantelpieces and molded chair railings are particularly noteworthy. Behind the house is a small, two-story brick structure known as an "Indian Fort," which reputedly provided protection against attack by Indians. Harriet Beecher Stowe visited the house in 1833 and attended a slave auction at the old courthouse which was later the basis for Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-50
Survey number: HABS KY-127