John McMurtry
American
Architect - AsNotedIn
Architect - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| Architect | Clark County Courthouse | Winchester | |||||
| Architect | Elley Villa | Lexington, KY | |||||
| Architect | Greentree Farm | Lexington, KY | |||||
| Architect | Floral Hall | Lexington, KY | |||||
| Architect | Paris Cemetery Gatehouse | Paris, KY | |||||
| Architect | McFarland House | Georgetown, KY | |||||
| Architect | Levi Prewitt House | Georgetown, KY | |||||
| Architect | John McCauley House | Lexington, KY | |||||
| Architect | Worley, Allen, and Foushee Houses | Lexington, KY | |||||
| Architect | South Hill Historic District | Lexington, KY | |||||
| Architect | Botherum | Lexington, KY | |||||
| Architect | Benjamin McCann House | Lexington, KY | |||||
| Architect | Buenna Hill | Centerville | |||||
| Architect | Corinthia | Centerville | |||||
| Architect | T D Basye House | Lexington, KY | |||||
| Architect | Jacobs Hall, Kentucky School for the Deaf | Danville | |||||
| Architect | Thomas January House | Lexington, KY | |||||
| Architect | Sayre Female Institute | Lexington, KY | |||||
| 1841/00/00 | Mount Hope is enlarged across rear under the direction of John McMurtry. | Architect | McCalla-Gratz House | Lexington, KY | |||
| 1845/00/00 | In the late 1840, John McMurtry's iron foundry supplies the pinnacles of Christ Church Episcopal. | Builder | Christ Church Episcopal | Lexington, KY | |||
| 1849/00/00 | The original Lexington Cemetery Gateway is erected, 1849-1850. After 1855, the pinnacles on the Cemetery Gatehouse will be sourced from John McMurtry's iron foundry. | Builder | Lexington Cemetery and Henry Clay Monument | Lexington, KY | |||
| 1850/00/00 | John McMurtry constructs Loudoun House in brick, laid in a double-wall system with courses of alternating headers and stretchers between each course of all stretchers. | Architect | Loudoun House | Lexington, KY | |||
| 1855/00/00 | McMurtry becomes the owner of an iron foundry and proves to be an innovator in the use of cast iron facades and such details as the pinnacles and iron hoodmolds at the Gothic Villa "Ingleside" (lost). | Owner | |||||
| 1857/00/00 | After 1857, an Italianate cast iron facade made by John McMurtry's foundry is added to the facade of Melodeon Hall. | Builder | McAdams and Morford Building | Lexington, KY | |||
| 1865/00/00 | Frances Pickrell Kennedy buys a 157 acre farm on the east side of Carlisle for $10,000 where he will soon have a residence erected. | Architect | Thomas Kennedy House | Carlisle | |||
| 1867/00/00 | Small chapel is built at the Episcopal Burying Ground. The building has been attributed to Lexington architect-builder John McMurtry. | Architect | Episcopal Burying Ground and Chapel | Lexington, KY | |||
| 1872/00/00 | The 3-story brick The Higgins Block in Lexington, Kentucky is designed by and built by John McMurtry. The cast iron facade was cast at McMurtry's foundry. | Architect | Higgins Block | Lexington, KY | |||
| 1876/00/00 | Anne McMurtry, daughter of John McMurtry, marries, Thomas B Watkins, a step-nephew of Henry Clay of "Ashland" and brother-in-law of architect Thomas Lewinski. | Father of the Bride | |||||
| 1887/00/00 | John McMurtry designs an Italianate style residence for his daughter Anne and son-in-law, Thomas B Watkins, s shoe merchant. Built at 1008 S Broadway in Lexington, KY, the two-story brick dwelling was razed c 2024. | Architect |
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