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Cave Place

  • Also Known As: Cave Hill Place
  • Also Known As: Clingendael
  • Address: 2601 Old Cave Hill Ln
  • Vicinity: W of Lexington, off Man O War Blvd
  • Neighborhood of Bowman in Lexington, KY
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Building

This grand estate (17 acres with a 7500 square foot mansion) was once home to Governor John Y Brown Jr (CEO and co-owner of Kentucky Fried Chicken) and first Lady Phyllis George (Miss America 1971). It served as Kentucky's temporary Governor's mansion during John Brown's administration. The official Governor's mansion had been condemned by the fire marshal. Elaborate post-Derby Day parties included such guest as actor Gregory Peck, boxing champion Muhammad Ali, television host Barbara Walters, singer Kenny Rogers, actor Don Johnson, developer Donald Trump and artist Andy Warhol. Bill and Hillary Clinton visited during his time as governor of Arkansas. - AsNotedIn


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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1781/00/00 Col Abraham Bowman Groom Sarah Henry Bryan, relic of Colonel David Bryan, marries Colonel Abraham Bowman. The couple will make their home on 8,000 acres southwest of Lexington.
1805/00/00 Margaret Parker Bryan Bride Margaret Parker weds David Bryan, son of Col David Bryan and Sarah Henry Bryan.
1805/00/00 David Bryan Groom Margaret Parker, daughter of John Parker of Stony Point, marries David Bryan of nearby Gave Place.
1821/00/00 David Bryan Architect David Bryan builds Cave Place on 385 acres of Colonel Abraham Bowman's original 8000-acre land grant on the South Elkhorn Creek. Bryan named it for the large cave on the property which was used to store food during the summer months.
1825/09/00 David Bryan Life Colonel Bowman appoints his stepson David Bryan as one of the executors of his estate and bequeaths to him a slave "in addition to what I have already given him." Presumably, Bowman had already given Bryan a portion of the 8000 acre tract.
1834/00/00 David Bryan's son, William Bryan, a future Confederate States Army general, inherits Cave Place. William Bryan is an avid fox hunter and host lavish parties and hunts at the farm.
1879/00/00 Judge John Phelps of Boone County, Kentucky, buys Cave Place after the death of General William Bryan.
1916/00/00 Warfield Gratz Architect Cave Place is expanded in the Neo-Federal and Georgian Revival style for Judge John Phelps. The large Tuscan portico and a dentilled cornice is added to the main block.
1925/00/00 Dutch businessman Christian DeWaal buys Cave Place, renaming the property Clingendael after a race course in Holland. The DeWaals add a formal garden inspired by the work of Dutch landscape artists and their interest in the gardens of China.

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Particulars for Cave Place:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Architectural Style Federal Style
Architectural Style Georgian Architecture
Architectural Style Georgian Revival
Owner Private
Historic Use Single dwelling



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 80001508
Resource Type:
Owner: Private
Architect: Grutz,N. Warfield; Bryan,David
Architectural Style: Georgian, Other, Federal
Attribute: Georgian Revival
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1800-1824
Significant Year: 1821, 1916
Historic Function: Domestic, Agriculture, subsistence
Historic Sub-Function: Single dwelling
Current Function: Domestic
Current Sub-Function: Single dwelling

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