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Ashland, the Henry Clay Estate

Located at the corner of Sycamore and Richmond roads, this was the estate of 'The Great Compromiser,' Henry Clay, from 1811 until his death in 1952. Surrounded by gardens and woods, the 18-acre mansion is now a museum furnished with Clay family possessions. Outbuildings on the grounds include ice houses, a smokehouse, dairy cellar, privy and carriage house. Guided tours of this registered National Historic Landmark are available. Open to the public daily April through October.

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Location	120 Sycamore Road Lexington Kentucky 40502
Phone	859-266-8581
Email	info@henryclay.org
Website	http://www.henryclay.org and granddaughter of Henry Clay. The McDowells added numerous improvements to the house and grounds, including indoor plumbing. Henry McDowell died in 1899, and in 1915, the McDowell's daughter, Nannette, and her husband Dr. Thomas Bullock and their son, Henry, moved into the house with her mother. Anne Clay McDowell died in 1917. All of the ...