Church of St Thomas, Bardstown

Name: Church of St Thomas
Address: 870 St Thomas Ln, Bardstown, 40004, United States
Telephone: +1 502-348-3717

#8 among attractions in Bardstown

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The church of St Thomas, the Apostle and Howard-Flaget House is a historic Roman Catholic church and home located at Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky. The church is a brick, cross-shaped plan with a round apse. It was designed by Baltimore architect Maximilian Godefroy and built 1813–1816. It closely resembles Godefroy's earlier St. Mary's Seminary Chapel in Baltimore, another Sulpician church. St. Thomas is the oldest Roman Catholic church in Kentucky and considered "The Cradle of Catholicism in Kentucky." ()

Built: 1816 (208 years ago)Coordinates: 37°46'1"N, 85°28'60"W

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870 St Thomas LnBardstown 40004 United States

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+1 502-348-3717

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Church of St Thomas – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History, My Old Kentucky Home, Bardstown Civil War Museum, Wickland.

3.1 miN
Museum, Specialty museum
Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History, Bardstown
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3.1 miNE
Museum, History museum
My Old Kentucky Home, Bardstown
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3.3 miN
Museum, Military museum, History museum
Bardstown Civil War Museum, Bardstown
83 min walk • 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.
3.6 miNE
Museum, Walking tours, Tours
Wickland, Bardstown
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3.1 miN
Church, Greek Revival architecture
Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral, Bardstown
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4.1 miN
Monuments and statues
Confederate Monument of Bardstown, Bardstown
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5.7 miNE
37°49'18"N • 85°24'21"W
Woodlawn Springs Golf Club, Bardstown
145 min walk • Golf
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Historical place
Spalding Hall, Bardstown
79 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.
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Restaurant
Old Talbott Tavern, Bardstown
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3.2 miN
37°48'39"N • 85°28'0"W
Artists Barrel, Bardstown
81 min walk • Museum, Shopping
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37°48'34"N • 85°28'2"W
Fine Arts Bardstown Society, Bardstown
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