Hutchison Precinct

BB-434

Hutchison Depot; ca. 1890

Hutchison Road

 

Constructed in the late nineteenth century, this large and impressive structure is one of two remaining passenger depot buildings in Bourbon County. This substantial brick building has segmental-arched openings, and a hip roof with original slate shingles. Executed in common bond brickwork, the depot exhibits a fenestration of six bays on the railroad elevation and two bays on the Hutchison Road side. A one-story open shed stretches across the front and Hutchison Road elevation. The handsome entrances consist of large, sixpanelled double doors, and some of the windows retain their original shutters.

 

Situated at the top of a slight rise on the Hutchison Road, this impressive depot was constructed for the Cincinnati and Frankfort Railroad on land given by M. R. Jacoby, a son of James -S. Jacoby and a grandson of Jacob Jacoby. M. R. Jacoby had purchased the land from the estate of Martin Hutchison, who built the first house and shop in the small community which bears his name. In addition to his duties as railway agent, Jacoby was also the proprietor of a general store. At one time the complex included Jacoby's store, a blacksmith shop and stockyards. The building no longer serves as a depot, and the railroad track was removed in the 1950s.

BB-481

Woodland Villa, Christopher C. Rogers/E. G. Bedford House; ca. 1854-1861

Paris-Lexington Road (U. S. 68)

Named for its beautiful setting, surrounded by many trees, this one-and-a-half -story Gothic Revival frame cottage was illustrated in Perrin's History in 1882 before the addition of the one-story wings. The impressive dwelling exhibits tall chimneys, vertical board and batten siding, and an entrance porch with typical Gothic spandrels and octagonal wooden columns. It is very likely this example was designed by Lexington architect-builder John McMurty, as it closely resembles a number of dwellings attributed to him in the Blue Grass. Several outbuildings, associated with the house survive today.

The house was built in the 1850s by William Rogers, a prominent settler of the Cane Ridge area, for his youngest son, Christopher C. Rogers. By 1861 it was the property of Edwin G. Bedford, a prominent farmer and successful stockbreeder who owned 675 acres of prime land. In 1902 the farm was acquired by James H. Thompson, who was active in local and state politics, as well as farming. In the first three decades of the twentieth century, he served successively as a state legislator, Speaker of the House, and a state senator.

Whitley; Perrin, pp. 49, 132-43; Johnson, II, 883-84, 111, 1454; Kerr, 111, 474-75; Newcomb, Architecture in Old Ky., p. 155; Ardery, "Rogers Family", esp. pp. 233, 239.