1784 Silversmith Shop

Category: Markers

Marker reads, On this site, 1810-1838, was shop of Asa Blanchard, the most noted of Kentuckys silversmiths. Blanchard silver was as prized in Kentucky as that of Paul Revere in New England. Among his customers were the most prominent families in the Bluegrass. A master craftsman who trained many apprentices, Blanchard was a goldsmith as well as a watch and clockmaker. He died in 1838.