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218 Wilkinson, Frankfort
This Georgian mansion was begun 1796, by John Brown and named for Lexington, Va., academy he attended. His wife Margaretta and Elizabeth Love began first Sunday School west of Alleghenies in garden. Guests have included James Monroe, Zachary Taylor, Andrew Jackson and Gen. Lafayette. In 1937 property deeded to Liberty Hall, Inc. Over.
John Brown (1757-1837) - A member of the Continental Congress and one of Kentucky's first two U.S. senators, 1792-1805, John Brown was in the Revolutionary War under Washington and served as aide to Lafayette. After reading law with Thomas Jefferson, he came to Kentucky and purchased this square from Andrew Holmes. In 1799 John married Margaretta Mason of New York; brought her here, 1801.