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Maxwell Place
Maxwell Place, the official residence of the President of the University of Kentucky, is located on Rose Street. It was built in 1872 for Judge James Hillary Mulligan as a wedding gift from his father, Dennis Mulligan, and named for the Maxwell Springs, which were located on the property. It was sold to the University in 1917 by Mulligan's heirs, along with 13 acres, for $40,000. Frank McVey was the first president to live in the house. Maxwell Place is an Italianate villa of two and a half stories. The architect is not known, but possibilities include the Lexington architects John McMurtry, Cincinnatus Shryock, and Phelix Lundin and Thomas W. Boyd of Pittsburgh. It has been expanded and renovated several times. The pergola over the front drive is an addition and the tower was originally crowned by a pyramidal belvedere. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. |
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