Ashland (Henry Clay estate)
Ashland | |
The front of the house | |
| Location | 120 Sycamore Road Lexington, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates | 38°1′43″N 84°28′48″W / 38.02861°N 84.48000°W |
| Built | 1811 |
| Architect | Benjamin H. Latrobe; Thomas Lewinski |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000357 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated NHL | December 19, 1960 |
Ashland is the name of the plantation of the 19th-century Kentucky statesman Henry Clay, located in Lexington, Kentucky, in the central Bluegrass region of the state. The buildings were built by enslaved people who also grew and harvested hemp, farmed livestock, and cooked and cleaned for the Clays.
Ashland is a registered National Historic Landmark. The Ashland Stakes, a Thoroughbred horse race at Keeneland Race Course that has run annually since the race course first opened in 1936, was named for the historically important estate.