Forest Retreat

	Forest Retreat Farm and Tavern
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Front of the house
Location	Northwest of Carlisle, Kentucky at junction of US 68 and KY 32
Coordinates	38°20′16″N 84°03′32″W / 38.33775°N 84.05902°W
Area	22 acres (8.9 ha)
Built	1795
NRHP reference No.	73000825
Added to NRHP	October 2, 1973

Forest Retreat is a historic home of Kentucky governor (during 1828–1832) and United States Senator Thomas Metcalfe, located in Nicholas County, Kentucky. It is currently operated as a Bed & Breakfast hotel and event venue.

It was built in 1795. The grounds of Forest Retreat include the Metcalfe family burial plot. Interred at this plot are Thomas Metcalfe (1780–1855) and various of his relatives, and 1954 Kentucky Derby-winning horse, Determine. Thomas Metcalfe was a stonemason and later 10th Governor of Kentucky, and he contributed to the building of this house then later retired to here.^[2]

The farm deteriorated until 1933 when it was bought by Dr. Eslie Asbury. Later his son used it as a working farm and he had a horse, Determine, win the 1954 Kentucky Derby.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. The 22-acre (8.9 ha) listing included three contributing buildings in addition to the farmhouse.^[2]

An earlier home of Thomas Metcalfe, the Thomas Metcalf House in Robertson County, is also listed on the National Register. It was built by Thomas in c.1810.^[1]^[3]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ ^a ^b B G. Hughes (July 1, 1973). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Forest Retreat Farm and Tavern. Includes six photos.
^ Carolyn Murray-Wooley (May 1984). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Thomas Metcalf House". National Park Service.

External links[edit]

Forest Retreat, official hotel website

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[nrhpdoc-2] B G. Hughes (July 1, 1973). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Forest Retreat Farm and Tavern. Includes six photos.

[resource-3] Carolyn Murray-Wooley (May 1984). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Thomas Metcalf House". National Park Service.

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