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Trustee Emeritus Award for Excellence in the Stewardship of Historic Sites
In November 2000,
the National Trust for Historic Preservation presented this prestigious
award to The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America "for
acquiring, restoring, and interpreting a collection of historic properties
that offer invaluable opportunities to experience the rich variety of
America's heritage."
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NSCDA in Kentucky Museum
Properties The NSCDA in Kentucky owns and
operates two historic properties in Frankfort: the
Liberty Hall
Historic Site and the Orlando Brown House.
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LIBERTY HALL HISTORIC SITE
(1796)
Address:
218 Wilkinson Street, Frankfort, KY 40601
Telephone:
(502) 227-2560
Open:
March 1 to mid-December.
Tours: Tuesday through
Saturday: 10:30 a.m., 12:00 Noon, 1:30 p.m., and 3:00 p.m.
Sunday: 1:30 p.m.
to 3:00 p.m.
Closed:
Mondays and the months of January
and February.
Directions:
From I-64 eastbound, take Exit
53B and follow Highway 127 to Wilkinson Street, turn right. LHHS
is 3rd block on right. From I-64 westbound, take Exit 58 and follow
US 60 to downtown (Main Street). LHHS is at end of Main Street.
Website:
www.libertyhall.org
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Photograph by Erik Kvalsvik
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Liberty Hall is the home of Kentucky's
first United States senator, John Brown. Tours of this architectural
masterpiece focus on the lives of the Brown family and their experiences
in the early to mid-19th century.
The bricks were made and the timber
cut on the side. A Palladian window highlights the front facade of
this Georgian style house.
The grounds include a large boxwood
and perennial garden that extends from the back of the house to the banks
of the Kentucky River. Rather than being a reproduction of the original
garden at Liberty Hall, today's version reflects the garden as it evolved
through four generations of Brown ownership.
The National Society of The Colonial Dames of
America in the Commonwealth of Kentucky owns and operates both the Liberty Hall
Historic Site and the Orlando Brown House which are in Frankfort.
NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK
ACCREDITED: NSCDA MUSEUM
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ORLANDO BROWN HOUSE
(1835)
Address:
Liberty Hall Historic Site, 202 Wilkinson Street
Frankfort, KY 40601
Telephone:
(502) 227-2560
Open:
March 1 through mid-December.
Tours: Begin at Liberty Hall. Tuesday through Saturday:
10:30 a.m., 12:00 Noon, 1:30 p.m., and 3:00 p.m.
Sunday: 1:30 p.m.
to
3:00 p.m.
Closed:
Mondays and the months of January
and February.
Directions:
Same as above for Liberty
Hall.
Website:
www.libertyhall.org
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Photograph by Erik Kvalsvik
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The Orlando Brown House was
built by the Honorable John Brown for his son Orlando. Orlando Brown
practiced law and worked as a journalist. He was National Commissioner of
Indian Affairs under President Taylor.
This is the only known residence
designed by Kentucky's most famous architect, Gideon Shyrock. It
is furnish with antiques owned by the three generations of Brown family
members who lived there until 1954.
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
ACCREDITED: NSCDA MUSEUM
PROPERTIES
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