List of buildings constructed by Thomas Metcalfe


The following lists the buildings constructed by Thomas Metcalfe, governor of Kentucky, including many that survive are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Thomas Metcalfe was one of the most prominent stonemasons and building contractors during the settlement period of Kentucky. Among his notable constructions are the Old Courthouse in Greensburg, Kentucky, which is the oldest courthouse west of the Allegheny Mountains, and the first Kentucky Governor's Mansion.
Metcalfe later entered politics, representing the Kentucky in both houses of the United States Congress. He was also elected the state's tenth governor, inhabiting the executive mansion he helped build. Throughout his political career, he retained the nickname "Stonehammer" Metcalfe, an allusion to his earlier trade of which he remained very proud.
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NameImageBuilt and other datesAddressNotes
Joel Frazer House1810 built
Off KY 982 near Cynthiana, Kentucky
A three-bay stone building, one-and-a-half stories tall, located on the bank of the South Fork of the Licking River.
Ephram Harrod HouseOff U.S. 460 in Bourbon County near North Middletown, Kentucky
"Unsurpassed in Ky. for the historic and architectural value because of the workmanship and original condition"
James Lindsay–William Trotter Housec.1800 builtUS 62, Scott County, Kentucky near Georgetown, Kentucky
McKee-Vimont Row Houses1809 builtMain Street in Millersburg, Kentucky
Two side-by-side stone houses, believed to have been built by Thomas Metcalfe or his older brother John, with finely dressed native limestone. The larger house, on the left, was built in 1809 and has "one of only two exterior arched wooden doorframes found in Kentucky on stone houses".
Thomas Metcalf Housec. 1810 builtWillie Curtis Rd. and Cedar Creek Rd., Robertson County
Constructed by Metcalfe for his family after his marriage in 1806
Davis Newman House1795 builtW of Spears in Spears, Kentucky
Old Governor's Mansion1797 built420 High Street in Frankfort, Kentucky
Kentucky's first governor's mansion; Metcalfe lived here during his gubernatorial term from 1828 to 1832
Poague HouseParker Lane near Mays Lick, Kentucky
Erasmus Riggs House1820 builtOff KY 13 near Carlisle, Kentucky
Jacob Spears House1810 builtSR 1876 in Shawhan, Kentucky
West Union Presbyterian Church1810 built108 South 2nd Street in West Union, Ohio
Metcalfe helped build its walls.
Hubbard Williams HouseOff KY 32/36 in Millersburg, Kentucky
Old Courthouse1804 builtMain St., Greensburg, Kentucky
Oldest courthouse west of the Allegheny Mountains.
Forest Retreat1795 builtMetcalfe's estate, which he helped build in 1795, and where he lived in later life and is buried.

In addition to the structures above, some structures locally attributed to Metcalfe may have been works of his half-brother, John Metcalf III.