Lexington, KY, 40514 US / KY
Waveland State Historic Site, also known as the Joseph Bryan House, in Lexington, Kentucky is the site of a Greek Revival home and plantation now maintained and operated as part of the Kentucky state park system. It was the home of the Joseph Bryan family, who followed Daniel Boone through the Cumberland Gap, and became an early settler and horseman of this region. Waveland was constructed between the fall of 1844 and late 1848. Joseph Bryan had the house built "to please his father" according to a letter written by his son Elijah in 1845. Joseph's father Daniel Boone Bryan had settled the land by 1786. The land surrounding Waveland was owned by the Bryan family until 1894, when Joseph's son Joseph Henry Bryan sold the farm at auction. Tours include the historic house, the slave quarters, smokehouse and ice house, and focus on the Bryan family and life on a 19th century Kentucky plantation.
Listed By: Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development
Location ID: #061-10038483
Photo(s): 16
Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development
Frankfort, KY US
Phone: 502.564.7670
Disclaimer: All data, information, and maps are provided "as is" without warranty or any representation of accuracy, timeliness or completeness. The content of the information is solely dependent on the location owner/contact and no warranties, express or implied, as to the use of the information are obtained here. The requestor acknowledges and accepts all limitations, including the fact that the data, information, and maps are dynamic and in a constant state of maintenance, correction and update.