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Liberty Hall, 1796

liberty hall historic site
A National historic landmark


Orlando Brown House, 1835


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Experience History with the Kentucky Historic House Museum Network! 

From Burlington to Bowling Green, historic houses illustrate the rich, vibrant history of Kentucky. The houses span from pre-statehood to the late Victorian era.  Connected by common heritage, each historic house played a unique role in the development of the Commonwealth.  Hear tales of the Kentucky frontier.  Delight in exquisite 18th and 19th century decorative arts and architecture.  Travel in the footsteps of fellow Americans - heroes, activists, and pioneers.  Explore the lives of women and men, white and black. Each house holds a story - discover it for yourself!

Each house has different tour times and admission policies; call the numbers listed before you visit.

DINSMORE HOMESTEAD
www.dinsmorefarm.org/index2
Burlington

This 1842 National Register site is a farm that houses the belongings of five generations of the Dinsmore family.  The family cemetery includes graves of slaves and two Roughriders.
(859) 586-6117 • 5656 Burlington Pike, 41005

BUTLER-TURPIN STATE HISTORIC SITE
www.parks.ky.gov/findparks/histparks/gb
Carrollton

Grand interior woodwork, military documents, family heirlooms and patriotism bring to life the legend of the “Gallant Butlers” in this 1859 Greek Revival home.
(502) 732-4384 Ext. 2415 •1608 Hwy 227, General Butler State Park, 41008

BRENNAN HOUSE
www.thebrennanhouse.org
Louisville

This seventeen-room mansion is the last remaining private Victorian residence in downtown Louisville. Contains all original furnishings. Museum includes Dr. J.A.O. Brennan’s 1912 Medical Office.
(502) 540-5145 • 631 South Fifth Street, 40202

CONRAD-CALDWELL HOUSE
www.conradcaldwell.org
Louisville

A magnificent Victorian mansion on St. James Court. Architecturally significant for its stonework, parquet floors, wood carvings and stained glass. Period furnishings and decorative arts exhibited.
(502) 636-5023 • 1402 St. James Court, 40208

FARMINGTON HISTORIC HOME
www.historichomes.org
Louisville

A remarkable Jefferson-inspired house built 1815-1816 for John and Lucy Speed. Tours focus on daily life, hemp agriculture, slavery, architecture, decorative arts, and the site’s associations with Abraham Lincoln.
(502) 452-9920 • 3033 Bardstown Road, 40205

LOCUST GROVE
www.locustgrove.org
Louisville

A National Historic Landmark, this 1790 farm of William & Lucy Clark Croghan is where George Rogers Clark spent his last years. The house, gardens, & outbuildings show early KY history and everyday life.
(502) 897-9845 • 561 Blankenbaker Lane, 40207

RIVERSIDE, THE FARNSLEY-MOREMEN LANDING
www.riverside-landing.org
Louisville

The centerpiece of this 300-acre site on the Ohio River is a restored 1837 home. See the house, kitchen, and garden. Seasonal riverboat cruises & public archeology digs.
(502) 935-6809 • 7410 Moorman Rd, 40272

LIBERTY HALL HISTORIC SITE
www.libertyhall.org
Frankfort

This National Historic Landmark was home to KY’s first U.S. Senator John Brown. Learn about the Brown family, early American politics & everyday life in the young capital city. Historic gardens open all year.
502-227-2560 or 888-516-5101• 202 Wilkinson Street, 40601

SULLIVAN HOUSE
frankfortparksandrec.com/html/leslie_morris_park
Frankfort

The Sullivan House is the visitor center for the Fort Hill Civil War Park, a 125-acre forested site. The house features exhibits on early KY and a re-creation of an 1864 roadside inn.
(502) 696-0607 • 400 Clifton Avenue, Leslie Morris Park on Fort Hill, 40601

ASHLAND: THE HENRY CLAY ESTATE
www.henryclay.org
Lexington

A National Historic Landmark dedicated to preserving the legacy of KY’s great statesman, Henry Clay. Visit the 1856 mansion, outbuildings, gardens & seasonal café.
(859) 266-8581 • 120 Sycamore Road, 40502

HUNT-MORGAN HOUSE
www.bluegrasstrust.org/hunt-morgan
Lexington

Saved from demolition in 1955 by the Blue Grass Trust, this outstanding 1814 example of Federal architecture was home to KY’s first millionaire, a Civil War general, & KY’s first Nobel laureate.
(859) 233-3290 or 253-0362 • 201 North Mill Street, 40508

LATROBES POPE VILLA
www.bluegrasstrust.org/popevilla
Lexington

The finest surviving domestic design of America’s first professional architect, Benjamin Henry Latrobe. Radically altered in its 200 year history & damaged by fire in 1987, the site is undergoing a lengthy restoration.
(859) 253-0362 • 326 Grosvenor Avenue, 40502

MARY TODD LINCOLN HOUSE
www.mtlhouse.org
Lexington

The first house museum in America restored to honor a First Lady, the 14-room girlhood home of Mary Todd Lincoln contains period furniture, portraits, and family heirlooms.
(859) 233-9999 • 578 West Main St, 40588

WAVELAND STATE HISTORIC SITE
www.parks.ky.gov/findparks/histparks/wl
Lexington

Waveland, a Greek Revival mansion built circa 1847, was the home of Joseph and Margaret Bryan.  Bryan was Kentucky pioneer Daniel Boone’s great-nephew.
(859) 272-3611 • 225 Waveland Museum Lane, 40514

JACK JOUETT HOUSE
Versailles

This rural home of Revolutionary War hero Captain Jack Jouett and portrait-artist Matthew Jouett features a frontier stone cabin and a Federal-style brick cottage, each with period furnishings.
(859) 873-7902 • 225 Craig’s Creek Rd, 40383

KENTUCKY RIVER MUSEUM
www.stateparks.com/fort_boonesboro
Richmond

Lock and Dam #10 was one of the 14 locks and dams constructed on the KY River. The museum is housed in the original support buildings and homes of the lockmaster and lockman.
(859) 527-3131 • 4375 Boonesboro Rd, Ft. Boonesboro State Park, 40475

WHITE HALL STATE HISTORIC SITE
 www.parks.ky.gov/findparks/histparks/wh
Richmond

White Hall was the home of Cassius M. Clay, a colorful Kentucky politician, emancipationist and minister to Russia under Abraham Lincoln’s administration.
(859) 623-9178 • 500 White Hall Shrine Road, 40475

FEDERAL HILL / MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME
www.parks.ky.gov/findparks/recparks/mo
Bardstown

Built by Judge John Rowan ca. 1808. Step back in time with rare and beautiful furnishings, carriage house, kitchen, smoke house and gardens.
(800) 323-7803 • 501 East Stephen Foster Road, My Old Kentucky Home State Park, 40004

MCDOWELL HOUSE
www.mcdowellhouse.com
Danville

On Christmas day in 1809, Dr. Ephraim McDowell performed the world’s first successful ovarian surgery in a bedroom of this home. Tours feature family pieces and portraits and an early Apothecary Shop.
(859) 236-2804 • 125 South Second Street, 40422

GOV. WILLIAM OWSLEY HOUSE
www.owsleyhouse.org
Lancaster

This Federal home, also called “Pleasant Retreat,” is the restored home of KY’s 16th Governor William Owsley. See family portraits & beautiful 1812 French wallpaper.
(859) 792-2500 • 656 Stanford Road, 40044

WM. WHITLEY HOUSE STATE HISTORIC SITE
 http://parks.ky.gov/findparks/histparks/ww/
Stanford

One of the first brick homes west of the Alleghany Mountains. Famous for unusual architectural features. Known as “Sportsman Hill” for its counterclockwise race path.
(606) 355-2881 • 625 Wm. Whitley House Rd, 40484

RIVERVIEW AT HOBSON GROVE
www.bgky.org/riverview
Bowling Green

Built 1857-1872, Riverview is considered one of KY’s finest examples of Italianate architecture. The restored home interprets southern KY’s Victorian lifestyle.
(270) 843-5565 • 1100 West Main Ave, 42101

 

Liberty Hall Historic Site
202 Wilkinson Street
Frankfort, KY  40601
 
502-227-2560
or toll-free 888-516-5101
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