Colson House - Rev. John C. Colson House, Middlesboro, Kentucky (1800)

Rev. John C. Colson House, Middlesboro, Kentucky (1800)

The house of Rev. John Calvin Colson in Middlesboro, Kentucky, is thought to have been built around 1800 by a Mr. Hunter. It was the second brick house built in Bell County and is now the oldest remaining house in the county. The bricks were made from local clay. John Colson was a lawyer, doctor, farmer, miller, merchant and preacher. Rev. Colson’s son, David G. Colson, was a U.S. Representative.