Liberty Hall Historic Site consists of two historic houses—Liberty Hall and the Orlando Brown House—surrounded by four acres of lawns and gardens. There are two tours per day, Monday - Saturday at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. which start at the Orlando Brown House.
The first part of the tour interprets the years 1801-1838.The tour guide will introduce first-floor rooms and work areas restored to the early decades of the 19th century. Guests will see the elegant lifestyle of Senator John Brown and his family as well as learn about the enslaved people who made that lifestyle possible. The second floor houses the Senator John Brown Library and Archives, a furniture exhibit, Kentucky Made, and the bedroom where the famous Gray Lady Ghost has been spotted. Guests may explore the exhibit and the bedroom on their own. After touring Liberty Hall, guests are invited to see the garden on their own.
Guided Tour Admission
$10 Ages 13+
$5 Ages 6-12
Free for children 5 and under.
Group, Garden, and other Specialty Tours Available! Call 502.227.2560 to Book!
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Tours are not available on Saturday, September 21st 2024 due to a our Exhibit Open House.
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Tours are not available on Saturday October 12th 2024 due to Indigenous Peoples' Day and a private event.
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Current Guided Tour Promotions
Have a library card with Paul Sawyier Public Library? Come visit us anytime in the month of September and receive 50% off guided tours. Tour times are 11:30am & 1:30pm and guests wanting to take advantage of the discount would need to pay in person as you cannot book online. Please call to reserve your tour or walk-in during normal tour hours.
Not valid with any other offers or promotions. Discount applies once per PSPL cardholder.
Museums for All participants must show proof of valid ID and SNAP benefits card. Museums for All participants cannot book online. Please call to reserve your tour or walk-in during normal tour hours.
*Museums for All admission is valid for up to four people per SNAP benefit card.*
Blue Star Museums participants must show proof of valid active Military ID of any military branch.* Valid for up to six guests, including the cardholder. Blue Star Museums participants cannot book online. Please call to reserve your tour or walk-in during normal tour hours.
*Available annually from Armed Forces Day to Labor Day.*
Virtual Tours
Behind-the-Scenes Attic Tour:
Inside the lives of the Stepney family:
Formal Parlor:
Digital Guides
Self-Guided Garden & Grounds Tour
Artwork of the Orlando Brown House
Location
Liberty Hall Historic Site is located on Wilkinson Street between Main and Wapping Streets in downtown Frankfort, Kentucky. For a map and driving directions click here.
Accessibility
Liberty Hall is not wheelchair accessible.
To access the first floor of Liberty Hall, guests must climb 5 steps, and to access the laundry and restrooms, guests must descend 4 steps.
Orlando Brown House does have wheelchair accessibility in the back door entrance. To access Orlando Brown House from the front door, guests must climb 4 steps.
Tours do begin at Orlando Brown House and guests will need to walk across uneven brick sidewalk to Liberty Hall. This walk is approximately 2 minutes.