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County: Madison

Lynwood, Brutus Clay II/Pattie A. Clay

Marker Number: 

2573

Location: 

1615 Lexington Road, Richmond

Lynwood - Pattie A. Fields Clay built “Lynwood” in 1880 for Brutus J. Clay II, her husband, on her 287 acre farm. Samuel E. des Jardins designed the Queen Anne style house. Bricks were molded nearby. Its interior contained elegant woodwork plus other modern features. Brick & wood materials for the cook’s and carriage houses came from a salvaged house on-site.

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Brutus Clay II/Pattie A. Clay - Married in 1872, they had 5 children. Brutus Clay II was a successful businessman, farmer, and federal emissary. Pattie A. Clay spent much time from her youth tending to the sick and infirm. When she died in 1891 at age 33, he honored her memory by donating a house on Glyndon Avenue as a public infirmary. The name, Pattie A. Clay Hospital, was used until 2012.

Dedicated June 16, 2019.

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