Locust Grove

Locust Grove - Where Louisville Begins

561 Blankenbaker Lane, Louisville, KY 40207

Monday - Saturday 10:00am to 4:30pm | Sunday 1:00pm to 4:30pm

18th Century Market Fair at Locust Grove

Book Celebration with Gwynne Tuell Potts

Celebrate the release of George Rogers Clark and William Croghan: A Story of the Revolution, Settlement, and Early Life at Locust Grove with the book’s author, Gwynne Tuell Potts. Learn More

About Locust Grove

The ca. 1792 Georgian mansion, recently re-restored to near its original appearance, is the centerpiece to the rolling fields, woodlands, gardens and farm buildings. Learn More

Upcoming Events

Book Celebration with Gwynne Potts

Sunday, 2:00pm - 4:30pm

It’s a book launch party! Celebrate the release of George Rogers Clark and William Croghan: A Story of the Revolution, Settlement, and Early Life at Locust Grove with the book’s author, Gwynne Tuell Potts. Gwynne will talk about the book, her research, and the new insights that her work gives us into the intertwined lives of these two men before and during their time at Locust Grove. Lavish refreshments will be served, books available for purchase and signing. The cost to attend is a donation in the amount of your choice to the Gwynne Tuell Potts Research Fund at Locust Grove – the research that makes all that we do possible! Donation payable at the event. RSVP to Hannah at marketing@locustgrove.org by January 25. Learn more about this book by clicking here.

Afternoon Lecture Series

Wednesday, 1:15pm - 3:00pm

Andrea Meriwether | Black & Barreled: African-American contributions in Early Distilling

Bourbon Historian and Consultant Andrea Meriwether talks about her groundbreaking research and insights into the involvement of enslaved and free blacks in the expansion of farm distilling into an industry in early Kentucky. Ms. Meriwether calls bourbon “a conduit” into understanding of Kentucky’s economy, culture, and race relations, and into the lives of skilled black creators of a beloved American product. Learn more about this topic and how it relates to upcoming programs at Locust Grove’s farm distillery. Weather permitting, we’ll follow the lecture with a quick visit to see the distillery building. (Weather not permitting, a schedule of when you can observe the distillery in full operation will be provided). The Locust Grove Afternoon Lecture Series is held the first Wednesday of each month. Dessert and coffee are served at 1:00 pm with the lecture immediately following at 1:15 pm. Admission is $6, $4 for Friends of Historic Locust Grove. Reservations are not required.

Jane Austen Society Meeting

Sunday, 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Carrie Wright: “The History of Women’s Fashion 1775-1805 by a Partial, Prejudice, and Ignorant Historian”

Afternoon Tea will be served after the presentation. For further information on the Jane Austen Society of North America—Greater Louisville Region, please visit http://jasnalouisville.com/.

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Locust Grove - Where Louisville Begins

561 Blankenbaker Lane, Louisville, KY 40207

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