Phillips' Folly, Maysville, Kentucky - Discussion

Anonymous · Oct. 30, 2025, 3:06 a.m.

Discussion thread for Phillips' Folly, Maysville, Kentucky.

Phillips' Folly is a three-story brick house begun around 1828 by Williams B. Phillips. Its nickname came about when Phillips vanished when only the frame had been built, leading folks to believe he had run out of funds for the project. Phillips came back a few years later and finished the home,...

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