Governor Thomas Metcalfe

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This file appears in: The Old Mansion

Thomas Metcalfe, long before he became governor was a master stone mason and helped lay the foundation to the Old Governor's Mansion in 1797. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: The Old Mansion

By Tim Talbott
Historical Marker #1208 in Frankfort notes the location of the Old Governor's Mansion, the former residence of the state's chief executive. When Kentucky became the nation's fifteenth state in…