LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- One of Louisville's oldest homes is headed to auction.
The Bashford Manor Inn, also known as The Bray Place, is set to hit the auction block at 5 p.m. Oct. 23, according to our partners at Louisville Business First.
The 7,100-square-foot home on 2.2 acres of property on Bashford Manor Lane includes 11 fully-furnished suites, an event room and a dining room.
The Bray Place was recorded to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
It is an absolute auction, meaning there is no starting bid or reserve. The auction sets the price through open competition, LBF reported, and it will sell to the highest bidder.
Jonathan Noel, with Noel Auctioneers and Real Estate Advisors, said absolute auctions find "that true market value."
"We're doing an accelerated market plan to get the most people interested in the property, which will tell us what it is truly worth," Noel told LBF.
Cynthia Cook has owned and operated the manor since 2008 and told LBF she's worked on renovations to the building but has also worked to preserve its nearly 230-year history.
LBF reports the manor's original windows were preserved and reglazed; artifacts discovered by an archaeological dig team were put in a display case with other boxes of artifacts stored there. The suites also feature the original woodwork and mantels as well as original Kentucky hardwood ash and oak flooring. The building also sits on a limestone foundation.
IMAGES | The historic Bashford Manor Inn, also known as the Bray Place
An aerial view of the Bashford Manor Inn. (Image courtesy of Chad Self/Selfmade Drones and Productions, via Louisville Business First)
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The entrance to the Bashford Manor Inn. (Image courtesy of Chad Self/Selfmade Drones and Productions, via Louisville Business First)
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The entrance of the Bashford Manor Inn. (Image courtesy of Chad Self/Selfmade Drones and Productions, via Louisville Business First)
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The "Pegasus Room" event space at the Bashford Manor Inn. (Image courtesy of Chad Self/Selfmade Drones and Productions, via Louisville Business First)
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The porch at the Bashford Manor Inn. (Image courtesy of Chad Self/Selfmade Drones and Productions, via Louisville Business First)
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The Bashford Manor Inn sits on more than two acres of tree-lined property. (Image courtesy of Chad Self/Selfmade Drones and Productions, via Louisville Business First)
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The patio area at the Bashford Manor Inn. (Image courtesy of Chad Self/Selfmade Drones and Productions, via Louisville Business First)
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A suite at the Bashford Manor Inn. (Image courtesy of Chad Self/Selfmade Drones and Productions, via Louisville Business First)
- Chad Self/Selfmade Drones and Productions (via Louisville Business First)
A suite at the Bashford Manor Inn. (Image courtesy of Chad Self/Selfmade Drones and Productions, via Louisville Business First)
- Chad Self/Selfmade Drones and Productions (via Louisville Business First)
A suite at the Bashford Manor Inn. (Image courtesy of Chad Self/Selfmade Drones and Productions, via Louisville Business First)
- Chad Self/Selfmade Drones and Productions (via Louisville Business First)
A suite at the Bashford Manor Inn. (Image courtesy of Chad Self/Selfmade Drones and Productions, via Louisville Business First)
- Chad Self/Selfmade Drones and Productions (via Louisville Business First)
A suite at the Bashford Manor Inn. (Image courtesy of Chad Self/Selfmade Drones and Productions, via Louisville Business First)
- Chad Self/Selfmade Drones and Productions (via Louisville Business First)
The back of the Bashford Manor Inn. (Image courtesy of Chad Self/Selfmade Drones and Productions, via Louisville Business First)
- Chad Self/Selfmade Drones and Productions (via Louisville Business First)
The back of the Bashford Manor Inn. (Image courtesy of Chad Self/Selfmade Drones and Productions, via Louisville Business First)
- Chad Self/Selfmade Drones and Productions (via Louisville Business First)
A staircase inside the Bashford Manor Inn. (Image courtesy of Chad Self/Selfmade Drones and Productions, via Louisville Business First)
- Chad Self/Selfmade Drones and Productions (via Louisville Business First)
Part of a suite at the Bashford Manor Inn. (Image courtesy of Chad Self/Selfmade Drones and Productions, via Louisville Business First)
- Chad Self/Selfmade Drones and Productions (via Louisville Business First)
A suite at the Bashford Manor Inn. (Image courtesy of Chad Self/Selfmade Drones and Productions, via Louisville Business First)
- Chad Self/Selfmade Drones and Productions (via Louisville Business First)
The entryway of the Bashford Manor Inn. (Image courtesy of Chad Self/Selfmade Drones and Productions, via Louisville Business First)
- Chad Self/Selfmade Drones and Productions (via Louisville Business First)
A renovated bathroom at the Bashford Manor Inn. (Image courtesy of Chad Self/Selfmade Drones and Productions, via Louisville Business First)
- Chad Self/Selfmade Drones and Productions (via Louisville Business First)
A staircase in the Bashford Manor Inn. (Image courtesy of Chad Self/Selfmade Drones and Productions, via Louisville Business First)
- Chad Self/Selfmade Drones and Productions (via Louisville Business First)
There will be an open house from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16 and from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18. Private showings can also be arranged.
The manor was built in 1796 by Samuel Bray, a Revolutionary War major, and later served as a thoroughbred horse farm.
LBF reports Bray surveyed the once 210-acre property in 1779 and returned with his family to build the original two-story house.
Forty acres of the property were purchased in 1851 by former slaves Henry and Eliza Tevis from Nancy Bray, establishing the Petersburg-Newburg African American community. Union regiments later encamped on and around the property in October 1862.
George Scoggan founded a thoroughbred farm on the original 210 acres, LBF reported, in 1888. The farm saw two Kentucky Derby horses—1889 favorite Proctor Knott and the 1893 winner Lookout. His daughter inherited and ran the farm until the 1950s when the property was divided.
To look at the listing, click here.
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