1:36pm

Wed September 28, 2011
Kentucky Arts and Culture

The Grange - A Glorious, Notorious Home

Credit Tom Eblen / Lexington Herald-Leader
The Grange, which was built in Bourbon County north of Paris between 1800 and about 1816, is considered one of the finest examples of Federal-style architecture in Kentucky.

Every house has a story, but few have one as glorious and notorious as The Grange — from its opulent architecture to the dungeon in the cellar. The home, north of Paris, was built starting in 1800 by a man known as a slave trader. The elaborate, ornate home had a secret - a basement dungeon, left over from his slave trader activities.