Historic marker plaque returned to Pope Villa
Published: June 12, 2005
When Amy Bennett arrived at Pope Villa about 6:30 a.m. yesterday to prepare for a tour, she was a little confused but mostly relieved.
A historical marker that was taken Friday had been returned.
“There it was in the same location, just laying in the yard,” Bennett said. “There was no graffiti or anything.”
Bennett said mud on the plaque made it look like the plaque had been tossed from a truck into the yard.
She said neither she nor neighbors of the Grosvenor Avenue property knew who brought it back.
Hayward Wilkirson, director of historic properties for the Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation, said someone’s conscience got the best of them.
“I guess somebody got scared,” he said. “We’re just grateful to have it back.”
Bennett said the plaque had been moved elsewhere until it could be welded back to the post and put back in the ground.
“Everyone on the preservation committee came by today to see for their own eyes,” she said.
The $1,500 marker was dedicated three weeks ago. Wilkirson said acquiring the marker took about six months.
The house was built for U.S. Sen. John Pope in 1812 and was designed by America’s first professional architect, Benjamin Henry Latrobe.
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