Jones Nursery/Nursery Place

Jones Nursery -

Griffin Fauntleroy Jones began one

of Kentucky’s earliest commercial

nurseries. He sold fruit and

ornamental trees, shrubs, and

vines. Many orchards in Clark and

surrounding counties were

supplied from Jones’ Nursery.

Fauntleroy also ran a blacksmith

shop, furniture business, wagon

factory, and ran the Jones Nursery

post office from 1850 until 1859.

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Nursery Place -

Fauntleroy Jones (1816-1897) was a

nurseryman, horticulturist and

accomplished botanist. He moved

into a 1790s dogtrot log cabin

which was enlarged to fourteen

rooms. Nursery Place has been

home to five generations of the

Jones family. Fauntleroy & his

wife, Martha Jane Browning,

are buried in a small cemetery in

the front yard of the property.

Dedicated September 5, 2019.