(Printed verso reads: "HISTORICAL SKETCH. CASTLETON, now owned by Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Van Lennet, is situated on the Iron Works Pike, 6 miles north of Lexington, Ky. Added to by successive owners, the original house was built in 1838 by David Castleman, a son-in-law of famous Kentuckian John Breckinridge, on whose plantation - Cabell's Dale - the residence was erected. The original Breckenridge house was just north of Castleton toward the famous Indian mounds overlooking Elkhorn Creek. Photograph by R. E. Looney. May 12-13, 1950. OPEN HOUSE IN KENTUCKY - GARDEN CLUB OF KENTUCKY - BLUE GRASS TOUR. For information, contact Mr. Combs, Security Trust Co., Lexington, Kentucky.") 2 copies
Creator
- unknown.
Language
- English
Collection
- Postcard Collection, | collection guide | more from this collection
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Publisher
- University of Kentucky
Format
Identifier
- 2008ms016
