As the English poet John Keats (1795-1821) lay dying and destitute, his brother George Keats (1797-1841) had his funds tied up in Louisville investments. He made a fortune in lumber, shipping, flour, and real estate only to lose it, too. His Greek Revival house on Walnut Street, later used by Hampton College and the Elks’ Club, now is the site of Hilliard Lyons’ headquarters. Reinterred 1879.
Keat’s widow married Jon Jeffery (1817-1881) who designed the monument. He had replaced Gideon Shryock as city architect and built Gas Works in Louisville, Cincinnati, Havana and elsewhere.
Keat’s widow married Jon Jeffery (1817-1881) who designed the monument. He had replaced Gideon Shryock as city architect and built Gas Works in Louisville, Cincinnati, Havana and elsewhere.
As the English poet John Keats (1795-1821) lay dying and destitute, his brother George Keats (1797-1841) had his funds tied up in Louisville investments. He made a fortune in lumber, shipping, flour, and real estate only to lose it, too. His Greek Revival house on Walnut Street, later used by Hampton College and the Elks’ Club, now is the site of Hilliard Lyons’ headquarters. Reinterred 1879.
Keat’s widow married Jon Jeffery (1817-1881) who designed the monument. He had replaced Gideon Shryock as city architect and built Gas Works in Louisville, Cincinnati, Havana and elsewhere.
Keat’s widow married Jon Jeffery (1817-1881) who designed the monument. He had replaced Gideon Shryock as city architect and built Gas Works in Louisville, Cincinnati, Havana and elsewhere.
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