My Old Kentucky Home State Park
My Old Kentucky Home State Park, Historical mansion with period museum in Bardstown, Kentucky, US.
The mansion features Federal-style architecture with symmetrical windows, detailed cornices, and formal parlors displaying original nineteenth-century furnishings throughout three floors.
The property, constructed in 1795 as a plantation house by Judge John Rowan, became Kentucky's first state shrine in 1936 following preservation efforts.
The mansion inspired Stephen Foster's composition 'My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night', which later became the official state song of Kentucky.
The estate offers guided mansion tours daily from 9 AM to 5 PM, includes accessible pathways through gardens, and maintains a visitor center with historical exhibits.
The site preserves the original kitchen with period cooking implements, plus an extensive collection of silver manufactured in Kentucky during the Federal period.
Location: Kentucky
Inception: 1936
Architects: John Rowan
Email: myoldkentuckyhome@ky.gov
Website: https://parks.ky.gov/explore/my-old-kentucky-home-state-park-7821
GPS coordinates: 37.80696,-85.45648
Latest update: May 14, 2025 05:39
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