Historic Locust Grove
Locust Grove | |
Croghan Mansion at Locust Grove | |
| Location | 561 Blankenbaker Lane Louisville, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates | 38°17′13.40″N 85°39′42.90″W / 38.2870556°N 85.6619167°W |
| Area | 55 acres (22 ha) |
| Built | 1790 |
| Architect | William Croghan |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| Website | locustgrove |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000347 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 11, 1971 |
| Designated NHL | June 23, 1986 |
Historic Locust Grove is a 55-acre 18th-century farm site and National Historic Landmark situated in eastern Jefferson County, Kentucky in what is now Louisville. The site is owned by the Louisville Metro government, and operated as a historic interpretive site by Historic Locust Grove, Inc.
The main feature on the property is the ca. 1790 Georgian mansion that was the home of the Croghan family and gathering place for George Rogers Clark, Lewis and Clark, and U.S. Presidents. In addition to the mansion there is the Visitors Center that houses a gift shop, museum and meeting space.
Dozens of African Americans were enslaved at Locust House by the Croghans between 1790 and 1849. At the peak of the farm's operations in 1820, more than 40 enslaved people labored there.