No man can call himself a true Kentuckian who has not watered his horse at Maxwell Springs. Henry Clay
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1850/00/00 | Named for John Maxwell, one of the founders of Lexington, Maxwell Springs is used for political gatherings, celebrations and agricultural fairs. By the mid-19th century, an amphitheater and the Bullock house are built. | |||||
| 1861/12/18 | During a time when Maxwell Springs is used as a camp and drill grounds by the Union Army, the amphitheater burns down "through the carelessness of some recruits of Colonels Crisby and Anderson's command." | |||||
| 1872/00/00 | James Hillary Mulligan | Home | Dennis Mulligan buys Maxwell Springs and has Maxwell Place built, an Italianate villa, for his son James Hillary Mulligan and daughter-in-law Mary Jackson Mulligan, 1870-1872. | |||
| 1872/00/00 | Dennis Mulligan | Benefactor | Dennis Mulligan buys Maxwell Springs and has Maxwell Place built, an Italianate villa, for his son James Hillary Mulligan and daughter-in-law Mary Jackson Mulligan, 1870-1872. | |||
| 1902/00/00 | James Hillary Mulligan | Author | James Mulligan writes "In Kentucky" in the library of Maxwell Place, on yellow scratch paper and the first drafts, born in agony, were crumpled into the wastebasket, as he transferred the lilting lines to his antediluvian typewriter. | In Kentucky | ||
| 1918/00/00 | Dr Frank L McVey becomes the first University of Kentucky president to live in Maxwell Place. |
| Particulars for Maxwell Place: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Area of Significance | Education |
| Architectural Style | Italianate |
| Architectural Style | Italianate Villa Revival |
| Area of Significance | Literature |
| Criteria | Person |
| Area of Significance | Politics-government |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
| Owner | State |
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