John McMurtry (September 13, 1812 – March 3, 1890) was a 19th-century American builder and architect who worked in

Lexington, Kentucky Lexington is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city coterminous with and the county seat of Fayette County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census the city's population was 322,570, making it the List of ...

designing a number of notable buildings, several of which are listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...

. According to

Clay Lancaster Clay Lancaster (March 30, 1917 – December 25, 2000), was an authority on American architecture, an orientalist, and an influential advocate of historical preservation. According to ''The New York Times'', Lancaster's 1961 study of the architec ...

, McMurtry is the "man whose work is most representative of the nineteenth century architecture of central Kentucky", and among his works are some "meriting careful consideration". McMurtry "produced" (as architect and/or builder) more than 200 buildings in the Bluegrass area of Kentucky, and is credited for the popularity of

Gothic Revival architecture Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic or neo-Gothic) is an Architectural style, architectural movement that after a gradual build-up beginning in the second half of the 17th century became a widespread movement in the first half ...

in the Bluegrass area, as exemplified by Loudoun House (built by McMurtry; designed by nationally renowned architect

Alexander Jackson Davis Alexander Jackson Davis (July 24, 1803 – January 14, 1892) was an American architect known particularly for his association with the Gothic Revival style. Education Davis was born in New York City and studied at the American Academ ...

. Some of McMurtry's notable building and architectural projects include: * T. D. Basye House, 3501 Georgetown Rd.,

(McMurtry, John), NRHP-listed * Botherum, (1850), 341 Madison Pl., Lexington, Kentucky (McMurtry, John), NRHP-listed * Buenna Hill, also known as Cythiana Hall,

Greek Revival Greek Revival architecture is a architectural style, style that began in the middle of the 18th century but which particularly flourished in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in northern Europe, the United States, and Canada, ...

off Ferguson Rd., Lexington, Kentucky (McMurtry, John), NRHP-listed * Christ Church Episcopal, Church and Market Sts., Lexington, Kentucky (McMurtry, John), NRHP-listed * Clark County Court House, (1855), Main St.,

Winchester, Kentucky Winchester is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Clark County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 19,134 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area. Winchester is located r ...

(McMurtry, John), NRHP-listed * Elley Villa, 320 Linden Walk, Lexington, Kentucky (McMurtry, John), NRHP-listed * Episcopal Burying Ground Chapel, Lexington, Kentucky, contributing item in NRHP listing * Fairlawn, 6 mi. NE of Lexington on U.S. 68, Lexington, Kentucky (McMurtry, John), NRHP-listed * Floral Hall, 847 S. Broadway, Lexington, Kentucky (McMurtry, John), NRHP-listed * Higgins Block, 145–151 W. Main St., Lexington, Kentucky, (McMurtry, John), NRHP-listed * Jacobs Hall, Kentucky School for the Deaf, S. 3rd St.,

Danville, Kentucky Danville is a list of Kentucky cities, home rule-class city and the county seat of Boyle County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 17,236 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Danville is the principal city of the Danville Micr ...

(McMurtry, John), NRHP-listed * Thomas January House, 437 W. 2nd St., Lexington, Kentucky (McMurtry, John), NRHP-listed *

Lexington Cemetery Lexington Cemetery is a private, non-profit rural cemetery and arboretum located at 833 W. Main Street, Lexington, Kentucky. The Lexington Cemetery was established in 1848 as a place of beauty and a public cemetery, in part to deal w ...

entrance gates * Loudoun House, (1851) corner of Bryan Avenue and Castlewood Drive, Lexington, Kentucky, NRHP-listed.McMurtry is credited as builder;

was architect. *

Benjamin McCann House Benjamin ( ''Bīnyāmīn''; "Son of (the) right") blue letter bible: https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h3225/kjv/wlc/0-1/ H3225 - yāmîn - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (kjv) was the younger of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel, and Jacob's twe ...

, Old Richmond Pike, Lexington, Kentucky (McMurtry, John), NRHP-listed * McFarland House, 510 Fountain Ave.,

Georgetown, Kentucky Georgetown is a home rule-class city in Scott County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 37,086 at the 2020 census. It is the sixth-most populous city in Kentucky. It is the seat of its county. It was originally called Lebanon whe ...

(McMurtry, John), NRHP-listed * Paris Cemetery Gatehouse, U.S. 68,

Paris, Kentucky Paris is a home rule-class city in Bourbon County, Kentucky, and the county seat. It lies northeast of Lexington on the Stoner Fork of the Licking River. It is part of the Lexington–Fayette Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2020, it ha ...

(McMurtry, John), NRHP-listed * Levi Prewitt House, S of Georgetown off I-64, Georgetown, Kentucky, (McMurtry, John), NRHP-listed *

Sayre Female Institute Sayre or Sayres may refer to People *Anne Sayre (1923–1998), American writer well known for her biography of Rosalind Franklin * Anthony D. Sayre (1858-1931), Alabama jurist *Daniel Sayre, American politician * David Austin Sayre (1793-1870), Ame ...

, 194 N. Limestone St., Lexington, Kentucky, (McMurtry, John), NRHP-listed * Thomas B. Watkins House, 1008 S. Broadway, Lexington, Kentucky (McMurtry, John), NRHP-listed * Worley, Allen, and Foushee Houses, 355, 361, and 367 S. Broadway, Lexington, Kentucky (McMurtry, John), NRHP-listed

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:McMurtry, John 1812 births 1890 deaths Architects from Lexington, Kentucky 19th-century American architects

See also

References

External links