Descriptions and photographs of the original house originally called airy mount.
Gideon shryock homes roofing.
In 1833 believing that arkansas would soon achieve statehood territorial governor john pope hired gideon shryock the architect of the kentucky state capitol to design a state capitol building perched high on a bank of the arkansas river.
After a return trip to his home state in which he married elizabeth gaugh the couple made lexington their place of residence.
A native kentuckian shryock led commonwealth design out of the log cabin georgian colonial era into the age of greek revival with his impressive state capitol fr fo 33 1827 as well as later residential construction thomas d.
At the south front there is a large portico with four large columns.
Some builders used bona fide architects of the time such as gideon shryock.
Carpenter mathias shryock moved to kentucky from frederick county maryland in the late eighteenth century.
The building faces south and is a two story stuccoed and stone structure.
Historical marker 945 in lexington notes the shryock family of architects whose kentucky buildings have become iconic reminders of the nineteenth century.
The design for old morrison was produced in 1830 by gideon shryock who was to become known as one of america s most talented architects in the greek revival style.
By this time congress had given pope authority over the matter.
Gideon shryock of louisville and albert fink of louisville.
Gideon shryock of louisville.
Then in his 27th year the young shryock had already become famous throughout kentucky for his capitol building at frankfort 1825 27.
He was gideon shryock only twenty nine years old.
An account of the shryock family s experience with the 1833 cholera epidemic can be found in the gideon shryock papers archival collection held at here at khs.
64957407 citing cave hill cemetery louisville jefferson county kentucky usa.
The building was occupied in 1842.
Accessed memorial page for gideon shryock 15 nov 1802 19 jun 1880 find a grave memorial no.
Time proved the wisdom of the governor s veto.
Search for an architect and suitable plans for the new building started.
Maintained by charlieball contributor 46996409.
Son of mathias shryock who came to kentucky from maryland in 1800 he grew up in a family of builders carpenters and architects.
By january 1831 the trustees had found their man.
Within two years pope sold the ten sections for 31 700 and in the same year crittenden sold his home for 6 700.
Gideon shryock his life and work.
This structure still stands next to the house.
The house was designed by the architect gideon shryock and built by colonel andrew muldrow in 1817 on a scenic spot overlooking grier s creek one mile from the kentucky river.
