The following lists the buildings constructed by Thomas Metcalfe, governor of Kentucky, including many that survive are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Thomas Metcalfe (1780–1855) (sometimes spelled "Metcalf") was one of the most prominent stonemasons and building contractors during the settlement period of Kentucky. Among his notable constructions are the Old Courthouse in Greensburg, Kentucky, which is the oldest courthouse west of the Allegheny Mountains, and the first Kentucky Governor's Mansion.
Metcalfe later entered politics, representing the Kentucky in both houses of the United States Congress. He was also elected the state's tenth governor, inhabiting the executive mansion he helped build. Throughout his political career, he retained the nickname "Stonehammer" Metcalfe, an allusion to his earlier trade of which he remained very proud.
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Name Image Built and other dates Address Notes Joel Frazer House 1810 built Off KY 982 near Cynthiana, Kentucky A three-bay stone building, one-and-a-half stories tall, located on the bank of the South Fork of the Licking River. and Ephram Harrod House Off U.S. 460 in Bourbon County near North Middletown, Kentucky "Unsurpassed in Ky. for the historic and architectural value because of the workmanship and original condition" and James Lindsay–William Trotter House c.1800 built US 62, Scott County, Kentucky near Georgetown, Kentucky McKee-Vimont Row Houses 1809 built Main Street in Millersburg, Kentucky Two side-by-side stone houses, believed to have been built by Thomas Metcalfe or his older brother John, with finely dressed native limestone. The larger house, on the left, was built in 1809 and has "one of only two exterior arched wooden doorframes found in Kentucky on stone houses". With . Thomas Metcalf House c. 1810 built Willie Curtis Rd. and Cedar Creek Rd., Robertson County Constructed by Metcalfe for his family after his marriage in 1806 and Davis Newman House 1795 built W of Spears in Spears, Kentucky Old Governor's Mansion 1797 built 420 High Street in Frankfort, Kentucky Kentucky's first governor's mansion; Metcalfe lived here during his gubernatorial term from 1828 to 1832 and Poague House Parker Lane near Mays Lick, Kentucky Erasmus Riggs House 1820 built Off KY 13 near Carlisle, Kentucky Jacob Spears House 1810 built SR 1876 in Shawhan, Kentucky West Union Presbyterian Church 1810 built 108 South 2nd Street in West Union, Ohio Metcalfe helped build its walls. Hubbard Williams House Off KY 32/36 in Millersburg, Kentucky Old Courthouse 1804 built Main St., Greensburg, Kentucky Oldest courthouse west of the Allegheny Mountains. Forest Retreat 1795 built Metcalfe's estate, which he helped build in 1795, and where he lived in later life and is buried.
In addition to the structures above, some structures locally attributed to Metcalfe may have been works of his half-brother, John Metcalf III.
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