Clore Station

Crestwood, Kentucky’s newest mixed-use community.

05/26/2026

Storm lines are complete and water lines are being laid!

05/19/2026

In honor of Memorial Day, we remember Oldham County’s many veterans who lost their lives in service to our country. During this special time of remembrance, stop by the impressive Kentucky Veterans Memorial Park, less than a mile from Clore Station on South Oldham High School’s campus.
Video courtesy of South Oldham High School Media Team

05/12/2026

Of the eleven children of Elijah, Sr., the original settler of the Clore Station property, and Frances (Wilhoit) Clore, Zachariah was the youngest. Born May 1, 1818, he married Mary Carpenter in 1839 and had four children before Mary passed in May 1849. They were Henry Franklin, Albert Early, Mary Frances, and Joel Carpenter Clore. Zachariah then married Mary Elizabeth Featheringill in December of 1849 and had five more children: Nancy Ellen, Mortimer Linnel, Zachary Anderson, Ella Bryon, and Robert E. Lee Clore. Sadly, Nancy, Mortimer, and Ella passed away at young ages.

On October 14, 1844, Zachariah purchased 181 1/2 acres from his father, Elijah Clore, Sr, “on the waters of South Harrods Creek” in what was then known as Beard (now Crestwood). On this land, he built the two-story, wood-framed home that still stands today. The home features a limestone foundation, two large chimneys, a full-width porch, and a rear ell extension with separate upper-level access. The rear living space housed growing family members—including his son Zachary’s family. In the 1880 census, Zachary, his wife Elizabeth (“Bettie” Josephine Bryan), and their daughter Bertie (Bertha Bryan) Clore are recorded as living at the home with their parents, likely helping with the farming business.

The Clore homestead became the heart of the family for five generations and included a smokehouse, springhouse, and distillery. IRS Tax Assessment Lists from the 1860’s identify Zachariah as a distiller. He was well known for his distilled spirits, most notably apple brandy. His cousin, Richard Clore, lived a mile north of Beard and operated a railway stop and store called Clore Station. He marketed and sold the bottles of spirits labeled “Z. Clore Distillers.” A letter dated November 12, 1879, addressed to Z. Clore & Son, requests “two barrels apple brandy at prices stated delivered on cars at Beard Station” from Bryant & Hardesty Wholesale Grocers, Lexington, KY. (Refer to 9-16-25 post for the story of the Clore Station name.)

Zachariah passed away in his home on February 3, 1895, less than a month after his wife Mary Elizabeth’s passing on January 7, 1895.

05/05/2026

As a member of the National Town Builders Association, Gant Jones represented Clore Station at their Spring Roundtable held in Richmond, Virginia. The group toured Richmond’s historic city, viewing different housing typologies, residential blocks with integrated commercial-retail, and spent time together discussing the NTBA mission to build better communities. This group of passionate town builders, land planners, architects, and developers collaborates to create walkable, enduring, and economically resilient communities.

04/28/2026

Continued from April 21…

The exact date of when Elijah Clore, the original settler of the Clore Station property, moved his family from Virginia after purchasing 228 acres in Kentucky is unknown; however, among his eleven children, the sixth child, William, was the first to be born in Oldham County, Kentucky, in October of 1809. In a 1938 Oldham Era article titled “Early Days in Kentucky and Elsewhere” by W.C. Barrickman, “They travelled on foot and on pack horses, perhaps some of them in wagons drawn by oxen over the rough mountain trails, and by the wilderness road, blazed by Daniel Boone, but a short time before, through Cumberland Gap to the Crab Orchard and then to Harrodsburg and Danville; their long journey ended in what was then Jefferson County, and here they established themselves in the vicinity of “Brownsville,” afterwards Brownsboro….”

After his father John Clore, Jr.’s death in 1824, Elijah inherited the property he had purchased in Oldham County. Elijah also purchased additional property from neighbors Daniel Tibbs, B.K. Williams, William Wilhite, the family of Isaac Hite, William Yager, Abraham Pinnell, and Samuel Guyton. In the 1831 Census, Elijah was described as a “Farmer” and was taxed for 574 acres in Oldham County. Elijah and Frances had eleven children: Elizabeth, Lucy, Eleanor, Thomas, Mason, William, Ann, Robert, Elijah Jr., Zachariah, and Sarah. Before his death on June 5, 1851, Elijah sold portions of his property to his younger brother James, his sons Zachariah and Robert, as well as John Rankin. As executor of Elijah’s will, his youngest brother James sold Elijah's remaining property in 1855. Elijah was buried alongside his wife, Frances, who passed away in 1830, and other family members in a small plot near his home, which remains today near the Crestwood Commons Apartments.

04/27/2026

Happy Derby Week!

04/21/2026

Elijah Clore, Sr., the original settler of the Clore Station property, was born February 27, 1772, in Culpeper County, Virginia. His parents were John Jr. and Margaret (Blankenbaker) Clore. In 1800, he married Frances Wilhoit and soon after he embarked on the journey to Kentucky, with two of his brothers, to purchase farm land. Benjamin, Elijah, Laurence, and their father, John Clore, Jr., purchased 800 acres in the Brownsboro area of Oldham County. According to the deed dated September 15, 1808, Elijah paid $667 for his 228 acres.

Purchased from the estate of Alexander White, a prominent lawyer and representative of Virginia’s first congressional district (U.S. House of Representatives), the 800 acres were originally part of a 2,500-acre land office warrant. Mr. White purchased this warrant that was granted to Major General Charles Lee for “military service performed by him in the late war between Great Britain and France as Major, according to the terms of the King of Great Britain’s proclamation of 1763.” The survey for the 2,500 acres was divided into two tracts of 1,500 and 1,000, and the deed that outlined the sale between Charles Lee and Alexander White was endorsed by Patrick Henry, Governor of Virginia, in the year 1785. The 1,500-acre tract was the specific tract containing the 800 acres that the Clore brothers and their father purchased. This was “virgin territory,” having never before been claimed or settled in the state of Kentucky. In a 1938 Oldham Era article, titled “Early Days in Kentucky and Elsewhere” by W.C. Barrickman, “There were no roads, it will be remembered. -nothing but animal and Indian trails through the forest…”

To be continued next week…

04/14/2026

Curious about the architectural style of future homes in Clore Station? Listen in as Gant Jones describes the vision with Jake Fabish on the Before the Build Podcast.
See the entire podcast at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyLzOhlDDGY

04/07/2026

Construction is progressing with drainage and stormwater improvements!

03/31/2026

Behind the scenes, the following designers make up the Clore Station Architects Guild.
Your builder will work directly with these designers to create your custom home!

Brown Design Studio - Eric Brown, Architect, CNU-A

Craft Design Studio - Kenny Craft, Architect, CNU-A, LEED AP

MK Design Group - Eric Moser, Architect, CNU-A

Sommer Design Studios - Jeremy Sommer, Architect, AIA, CNU-A, LEED AP

Thompson Placemaking - Mike Thompson, Architect, AIA, CNU-A, NCIDQ

…more to come!

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