Buildings
Metcalfe was one of the most prominent stonemasons and building contractors during the settlement period of Kentucky. His first home, in Robertson County, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Thomas Metcalf House. A number of his stone houses survive and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including the following (with attribution sometimes spelled as Metcalf and sometimes Metcalfe):
- Joel Fraizer House, built 1810, Off KY 982, Cynthiana, KY (Metcalf,Thomas)
- Ephram Harrod House, Off U.S. 460 North Middletown, KY (Metcalf,Thomas)
- Lindsay, James-Trotter, William, House, built 1800, US 62, Georgetown, KY (Metcalf,Thomas)
- McKee-Vimont Row Houses, built 1809, Main St., Millersburg, KY (Metcalfe,Thomas)
- Thomas Metcalf House, built c. 1810, Off US 62, Mt. Olivet, KY (Metcalf,Thomas)
- Davis Newman House, built 1795, W of Spears, Spears, KY (Metcalf,Thomas "Stonehammer")
- Old Governor's Mansion, built 1797, 420 High St., Frankfort, KY (Metcalf,Thomas)
- Poague House, Parker Ln., Mays Lick, KY (Metcalf,Thomas)
- Erasmus Riggs House, built 1820, Off KY 13, Carlisle, KY (Metcalf,Thomas)
- Jacob Spears House, built 1810, SR 1876, Shawhan, KY (Metcalf,Thomas)
- West Union Presbyterian Church, built 1810, 108 S. 2nd St., West Union, OH (Metcalf,Thomas)
- Hubbard Williams House, Off KY 32/36, Millersburg, KY (Metcalf, Thomas)
Some additional works locally attributed to him may in fact have been works of his half-brother, John Metcalf III.
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