Ashland
This file appears in: Ashland: The Henry Clay Estate
The current Ashland was built by Henry Clay's son James in 1850s upon the foundation of the original house. Photograph courtesy of Whitney Todd.
This file appears in: Ashland: The Henry Clay Estate
Ashland: The Henry Clay Estate
Historical Marker #2235 identifies the home of Henry Clay, one of the most influential U.S. politicians of the nineteenth century.
After Clay's death in 1852, his heirs sold Ashland land to his son, James Brown Clay, who built the current…