Kentucky's historic houses are more than just beautiful buildings; they are places for you to enjoy, learn, and explore!  Each house has different tour times and admission policies, so call the numbers listed befor you visit.

To receive a copy of this brochure by mail, call (502) 227-2560.

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 • Days open: April 1-Dec 15; Wed, Sat, Sun, and by appt.

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 • Days open: March 1-Nov 15; Nov 15-Feb by appt.

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 • Days open: March-Dec; Tue-Fri, weekends by appt.

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 • Days open: All year; Wed-Sun, and by appt.

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 • Days open: All year; Tue-Sun

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 • Days open: All year; Mon-Sun

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 • Days open: All year; Tue-Sun

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.
(888)-516-5101 or (502) 227-2560 • 218 Wilkinson Street, 40601 • Days open: March 1- Mid-Dec; Tues-Sun / Mid-Dec - Feb by appt.

Designed by architect Gideon Shyrock, this 1835 mansion features beautiful portraits & original furnishings including fashionable items purchased in New York City.  Included with tour of Liberty Hall.
(888)-516-5101 or (502) 227-2560 • 202 Wilkinson Street, 40601 • Days open: Same days as Liberty Hall Historic Site above

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 • Days open: May 31-Oct 31; Tue, Thur, Sat; Park is open all year

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 • Days open: Feb-Dec; Tues-Sun / also open Mon, Apr - Oct

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 • Days open: please call for tour schedule or appt.

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 • Days open: by appt. only

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 •Days open: March 15-Nov 30; Mon-Sat

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 • Days open: March 1-Dec 15; Mon-Fri / Dec 16-Feb; Tue-Sat

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 • Days open: Apr 1-Oct 31; Wed, Sat, & Sun, and by appt.

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 • Days open: April 1-Oct 31; Mon-Sun

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 • Days open: Apr 1-Oct 31, Mon-Sun / Nov 1-March 30, Wed-Sat

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 • Days open: All year; Mon-Sun

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 • Days open: All year; Mon-Sun

GOV. WILLIAM OWSLEY HOUSE
www.garrardcounty.ky.gov/tourism/owsley
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 • Days open: All year; Mon-Fri and by appt.

WM. WHITLEY HOUSE STATE HISTORIC SITE
www.williamwhitleyhouse.com
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 • Days open: March 16 - Mid-Dec; Tue-Sun / also Mon, June- Aug / Mid-Dec - March 15; Tue-Sat, weather permitting

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 • Days open: Feb 1-Dec 22; Tue-Sun / January by appt.