Mary Todd Lincoln House
- Mary Todd Lincoln House
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location=Lexington, Kentucky
lat_degrees = 38
lat_minutes = 3
lat_seconds = 4.87
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 84
long_minutes = 30
long_seconds = 10.03
long_direction = W
locmapin = Kentucky
area =
built =1832
architect= Unknown
architecture= Georgian
added =August 12 ,1971
governing_body = Private
refnum=71000341cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]Mary Todd Lincoln House at 578 West Main Street in
Lexington, Kentucky was the family home of the futurefirst lady and wife of the 16th President,Mary Todd Lincoln . The two story home was the home of Robert S. Todd and his family. The family moved to the home in 1832. Mary Todd lived in this home till 1839 when she moved to Springfield, Illinois.The house was built c.1803-1806 as an
inn andtavern which was called "The Sign of the Green Tree" before its purchase by the Todd family. Todd was the president of the Lexington Branch of the Bank of Kentucky and also served in theKentucky General Assembly for 24 years. He was actively involved in the grocery business in Lexington as well as a cotton-manufacturing firm. =Historic Status=TheMary Todd Lincoln house has the distinction of being the first historic site restored in honor of a First Lady [ [http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/lexington/mtl.htm National Park Service - Mary Todd Lincoln House] ] . The home is operated by the Kentucky Mansions Preservation Foundation, Inc. and was opened to the public on June 9, 1977.Museum
Beula C. Nunn, wife of
Louie B. Nunn (former Governor of Kentucky), along with Kentucky Mansions Preservation Foundation, Inc. and the Metropolitan Women's Club of Lexington, was responsible for the preservation and restoration of the Mary Todd Lincoln House. In June, 1996 the Beula C. Nunn Garden at the Mary Todd Lincoln House was dedicated and opened to the public. Today the enclosed gardens contain trees, plants, herbs and shrubs that represent what may have been in the gardens at the Todd home in the early nineteenth century. The gardens are cared for by the Lexington Soil Mates Garden Club and the Bluegrass Herb Guild. [ [http://home.insightbb.com/~ttabb3/gardens.htm Bluegrass Herb Guild] ]The Home is open to the public.
Unusual History
Famous Lexington Madam
Belle Brezing was a working girl in abawdy house , run by Jenny Hill, located in this building starting in 1879 [ [http://www.bluegrass.kctcs.edu/LCC/HIS/scraps/belle.html Belle Brezing - retrieved 20, June, 2008] ] , before becoming a Madam in her own right. Miss Brezing is widely credited [ [http://www.kentucky.com/141/story/370475.html Lexington Herald Leader - 9, April, 2008 - retrieved 20, June, 2008] ] as being an inspiration for the character of Belle Watling inGone With The Wind .External links
* [http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/lexington/mtl.htm Mary Todd Lincoln House]
References
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