Home of Founder
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Home of Col. Reuben T. Durrett, 1876-1913. Founder of The Filson Club and author of its first publication, in 1884, John Filson, the First Historian of Kentucky, and the Centenary of Kentucky, 1892. Designed by Henry Whitestone, noted Kentucky architect. Built by Dr. Thomas Edward Wilson and his wife, Caroline Bullitt, after 1856. Later, The Home of the Innocents.
[Reverse]
The Filson Club - Named for John Filson, author of first history of Kentucky, The Discovery, Settlement and Present State of Kentucke, 1784. Founded by Col. Reuben T. Durrett. Formed in his home here May 15, 1884 by: Reuben T. Durrett, George M. Davie, John Mason Brown, Basil W. Duke, Thomas W. Bullitt, Alex P. Humphrey, Wm. Chenault, James S. Pirtle, Richard H. Collins, Thomas Speed.
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