Bardstown Civil War Museum, Bardstown

Name: Bardstown Civil War Museum
Address: 310 E Broadway St, Bardstown, 40004-1566, United States
Telephone: +1 502-349-0291

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The Civil War Museum in Bardstown, Kentucky, is a collection of five attractions along what is called "Museum Row". It was established in 1996 by Dr. Henry Spalding. The leading attraction is the Civil War Museum, which is the fourth largest American Civil War Museum and is dedicated to the Western Theater of the war. The main building was originally the icehouse and waterworks of Bardstown, and is 8,500 square feet. ()

Coordinates: 37°48'40"N, 85°27'44"W

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310 E Broadway StBardstown 40004-1566 United States

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+1 502-349-0291

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Bardstown Civil War Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History, My Old Kentucky Home, Wickland, Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral.

0.5 miW
Museum, Specialty museum
Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History, Bardstown
13 min walk • The Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History is a museum in Bardstown, Kentucky, that chronicles the history of American whiskey from Colonial days through the 1960s.
0.4 miSE
Museum, History museum
My Old Kentucky Home, Bardstown
11 min walk • My Old Kentucky Home State Park is a state park located in Bardstown, Kentucky, United States. The park's centerpiece is Federal Hill, a former plantation home owned by United States Senator John Rowan in 1795.
0.6 miE
Museum, Walking tours, Tours
Wickland, Bardstown
15 min walk • Wickland is a historic mansion in eastern Bardstown, Kentucky. It has been the home of three state governors: two for Kentucky, and one in Louisiana.
0.5 miW
Church, Greek Revival architecture
Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral, Bardstown
14 min walk • The Basilica of Saint Joseph Proto-Cathedral is a Catholic parish church at 310 West Stephen Foster Avenue in Bardstown, Kentucky.
0.9 miN
Monuments and statues
Confederate Monument of Bardstown, Bardstown
23 min walk • The Confederate Monument of Bardstown, in Bardstown, Kentucky was erected in 1903 in the Bardstown St. Joseph's Cemetery to honor the sacrifice of 67 Confederate States Army soldiers, who died during the American Civil War.
0.5 miW
Historical place
Spalding Hall, Bardstown
13 min walk • Spalding Hall is a building listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Bardstown, Kentucky. It was built in conjunction with the Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral. The hall was originally built in 1826 and named for Bishop Martin John Spalding. It was the main building of St.
~1700 ftSW
Restaurant
Old Talbott Tavern, Bardstown
9 min walk • The Old Talbott Tavern, also known as the Old Stone Tavern, a historic tavern built in 1779, is located in the Bardstown Historic District of Bardstown, Kentucky, across from the historic Nelson County Courthouse. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 30, 1973.
~1270 ftW
37°48'39"N • 85°28'0"W
Artists Barrel, Bardstown
7 min walk • Museum, Shopping
~1570 ftSW
37°48'34"N • 85°28'2"W
Fine Arts Bardstown Society, Bardstown
8 min walk • Art gallery, Shopping, Museum
0.6 miW
Greek Revival architecture
Anatok, Bardstown
15 min walk • Anatok was a historic mansion in central Bardstown, Kentucky. The two-story, double-pile, brick Greek Revival home was built in 1847 for Charles and Matilda Haydon. The home had a limestone foundation, four brick interior end chimneys, and a standing seam hipped roof. It was named Anatok in the 1890s by then-owner James L. Druien.
0.5 miW
Museum, History museum
Bardstown Historical Museum, Bardstown
13 min walk • The Bardstown Historical Museum is a museum of local history in Bardstown, Kentucky, USA, that is located in Spalding Hall, along with the Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History.

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Nearby attractions include Bardstown Historic District, Bardstown (5 min walk), Artists Barrel, Bardstown (7 min walk), Fine Arts Bardstown Society, Bardstown (8 min walk), Bardstown City Schools, Bardstown (11 min walk).