Blackacre Nature Preserve and Historic Homestead, Louisville

Name: Blackacre Nature Preserve and Historic Homestead
Address: Louisville, United States

#220 among attractions in Louisville

Neighbourhood, Greek Revival architecture

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Blackacre Nature Preserve and Historic Homestead, Louisville

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Blackacre State Nature Preserve is a 271-acre nature preserve and historic homestead in Louisville, Kentucky. The preserve features rolling fields, streams, forests, and a homestead dating back to the 18th century. For visitors, the preserve features several farm animals including horses, goats, and cows, hiking trails, and a visitor's center in the 1844-built Presley Tyler home. Since 1981, it has been used by the Jefferson County Public Schools as the site of a continuing environmental education program. About 10,000 students visit the outdoor classroom each year. ()

Coordinates: 38°11'35"N, 85°32'9"W

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East LouisvilleLouisville United States

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Blackacre Nature Preserve and Historic Homestead – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mall St. Matthews, Oxmoor Center, Southeast Christian Church, Confederate Martyrs Monument in Jeffersontown.

6.1 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Mall St. Matthews, Louisville
155 min walk • Mall St. Matthews, formerly known as The Mall, is a Louisville, Kentucky shopping mall located at 5000 Shelbyville Road in the eastern suburb of St. Matthews.
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Shopping, Shopping centre
Oxmoor Center, Louisville
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2.5 miN
Church
Southeast Christian Church, Louisville
64 min walk • Southeast Christian Church is an evangelical megachurch of the Christian churches denomination based in Louisville, Kentucky. As of 2019, it is the fourth-largest church in the United States.
1.8 miW
Memorial
Confederate Martyrs Monument in Jeffersontown, Louisville
46 min walk • The Confederate Martyrs Monument at the Jeffersontown City Cemetery in Jeffersontown, Kentucky, marks where four Confederate soldiers were executed "without cause or trial". Their execution was under Order 59, created by Union General Stephen G.
1.9 miN
38°13'9"N • 85°31'42"W
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Jeffersontown Veterans Memorial Park, Louisville
29 min walk • Park, Playground, Trail
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Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Middletown United Methodist Church, Louisville
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1.4 miW
Museum, History museum
Jeffersontown Historical Museum, Louisville
36 min walk • The Jeffersontown Historical Museum is a neighborhood history museum in Jeffersontown, Kentucky. It details the history of Jeffersontown as it progressed from a small rural community with a town square to the city that it is today.
1.6 miNW
City
Jeffersontown, Louisville
41 min walk • Jeffersontown is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 26,595 at the 2010 U.S. census. It is a major suburb of Louisville.
4.9 miN
Church
Presbyterian Manse, Louisville
126 min walk • The Presbyterian Manse near Anchorage, Kentucky is a historic Presbyterian church residence, associated with the Anchorage Presbyterian Church. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
3.6 miSW
Neighbourhood
Fern Creek, Louisville
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