(Printed verso reads: "HISTORICAL SKETCH. The charming stone house of Mr. Edward F. Spears located on Ruddle's Mill Pike, 5 miles northwest of Paris, Ky., was begun in 1787. It was built by Laban Shipp whose wife was a sister of Governor Garrard's wife. Afterwards, the place was owned by Abraham Spears, great-great grandfather of the present owner who restored it in 1936. The house still contains most of the original woodwork, flooring, and two ancestral portraits, one of Abraham Spears. Photograph by Richard Garrison. 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.")
Creator
- unknown.
Language
- English
Collection
- Postcard Collection, | collection guide | more from this collection
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Publisher
- University of Kentucky
Format
Identifier
- 2008ms016
