Kentucky Slave Owner’s Mansion – Later Became a Safe House
Posted: June 14, 2024 | Source: www.sothebysrealty.comThe General James Taylor Mansion in Newport, Kentucky is a grand 1830’s estate near the Ohio River. The home is known as Belle Vue, which means “beautiful view,” and is currently for sale at $2.5 million. General Taylor owned as many as 50 slaves when he died in 1848, but after he died, the mansion was used as a safe house for escaping slaves on the Underground Railroad. The mansion is listed with Lee Robinson from Sotheby’s International Realty.