====== Wallace and Mary Scott Grubbs House (BE 860) ====== Wallace and Mary Scott Grubbs House Located on North Main Street in [[Walton]], the Wallace and Marcy Scott Grubbs House is an American Foursquare with front-gabled roof. This house features a sturdy, bungalow-style brick porch, and double-hung windows with 16/1 panes. It was built c. 1910 for Wallace and Mary Scott Grubbs. Mary Grubbs was the daughter of undertaker C. Scott Chambers; she and her husband–both licensed embalmers–joined her father in business and took over the firm after [[C_scott_chambers_dies_article|Chambers’ death]]. Mary Grubbs was the first woman to be licensed as an embalmer in Kentucky. She became a respected community leader, and the highway connecting Interstate 75 and U.S. 25 in Walton is named in her honor. ===== Related Topics ===== * [[c._scott_chambers_house_and_funeral_parlor|C. Scott Chambers House and Funeral Parlor]] * [[Grubbs family]] * [[Historic Homes]]