Kenston, as it’s called, is the Kinzea Stone House in Georgetown, Kentucky. It was built in 1892 by Stone who came to Georgetown with $200 in his pocket. He is on record as one of Georgetown’s greatest entreprenuers of all time.
The Lexington Transcript had this to say about his newly built home, “There is not another house in this section, much less Georgetown, equal in all respects to Kenston…It is built of fine pressed brick, made to order, and trimmed with blue and white stone. There are about ten rooms in the house, all finished in hard wood . . . Over 100 electric lights are used in the building, and electric bells and tubes extend all through the house . . . The decorations on the walls and ceiling correspond with the carving on the mantels, and even the flowers on the carpets. On the first or parlor floor, all doors open into the main hallway making an immense reception parlor…The yard is terraced from the street to the front door, and a winding carriage drive extends from the side from the street to the front door, and to the porte cochere . . . Kenston is the pride of Georgetown. It is an honor to any city.”
Kenston was named by the English artist who did the fresco work on the tower. It was named after an old English castle that was built in the 11th century. Speaking of castles, this home is located in a strip of homes in Georgetown known as “The Castles”.
Up until it sold in 2018, this home had remained in the same family since it was built in 1892!
