White Hall was the home of Cassius Marcellus Clay

Cassius Marcellus Clay (abolitionist)

Cassius Marcellus Clay , nicknamed "The Lion of White Hall", was an emancipationist from Madison County, Kentucky, United States who served as the American minister to Russia...

. He was an abolitionist, newspaper publisher and Minister to Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

. His daughter, Laura Clay

Laura Clay

Laura Clay , co-founder and first president of the Kentucky Equal Rights Association, was a leader of the American women’s suffrage movement...

 (the women's rights activist), was born at White Hall in 1849.

This restored 44-room Italianate mansion was built in 1799 and remodeled in the 1860s. In addition to the heirloom and period furnishings, White Hall has many unique features for its day, including indoor running water and central heating.http://parks.ky.gov/statehistoricsites/wh/index.htm

White Hall is located at 500 White Hall Shrine Road in Richmond, Kentucky

Richmond, Kentucky

There were 10,795 households out of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.2% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.6% were non-families. Of all households, 34.7% were made up of individuals and 8.8% had...

. It is a State Shrine and is open to the public.

White Hall was recognized as a national historic site in journalism by the Society of Professional Journalists on April 12, 2011.http://www.eku.edu/news/spj-dedicates-white-hall-historic-site-journalism

External links

• http://parks.ky.gov/findparks/histparks/wh/