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The Filson's programming hosts events such as the Gertrude Polk Brown lecture series, which regularly includes authors currently on national bestseller lists, such as David Blight, H. W. Brands, Liza Mundy, Fredrik Logevall, and Steve Inskeep; the Notable Louisville Neighborhoods series, a series designed to connect people with history in a ...
In his 1948 visit to Louisville, Frank Lloyd Wright praised both the cabins and the setting. [5] In 1940, he described it as "board-and-batten summer houses, set down in the dignity of nature". [9] By 2007, the cabins were deteriorating. Stefanie Buzan wrote in a book about the site that, "They weren't built to last this long."
The Lincoln Institute was founded by Berea College in 1912 after Kentucky passed legislation forbidding mixed-race colleges and operated until 1966. The Whitney Young Birthplace stands on its former campus, south of United States Route 60 west of Shelbyville.
A historic house museum is a museum that was once a private residence and is at least 50 years old. Here are some of the most salient in the area.
Family Scholar House is a nonprofit organization based in Louisville, Kentucky. Family Scholar House provides services for single parents, their children, and foster alumni that includes academic coaching, family counseling, affordable supportive housing, career and workforce development, childcare and connection to basic and emergency needs.
Their first charter was granted under the name Louisville Area Council in 1912. The council was then renamed to the Old Kentucky Home Council. In 1992, the George Rogers Clark Council merged with the Old Kentucky Home Council, forming the Lincoln Heritage Council.
The original Louisville and Nashville Railroad offices in Louisville were at Second and Main in Louisville, by the entrance of present-day George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge. By 1890, it had become obvious that the building was too overcrowded. It was decided that the office building should be located next to Louisville's Union Station ...
Bellevoir is a historic home in Lyndon, Kentucky, a part of the Louisville metropolitan area. The house was built ca. 1867 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The Italianate-style home was built by Hamilton Ormsby, a member of a prominent family in Jefferson County. It is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story brick house. [1]