Locust Grove

The circa 1792 Georgian mansion was the home of the Croghan family and gathering place for George Rogers Clark, Lewis and Clark, and U.S. Presidents James Monroe and Andrew Jackson. It was a pivotal stop for a whole generation of American luminaries and is a unique example of early Kentucky architecture, craftsmanship, and history.

Situated on 55 rolling acres six miles upriver from downtown Louisville, William Croghan arrived in the Kentucky territory with George Rogers Clark, his future brother-in-law, in order to survey the territory. One year after their wedding, Lucy Clark and William started construction on Locust Grove, where they reared their family and farmed the land with the assistance of some 30 to 45 enslaved workers.

The Croghan family sold Locust Grove in 1878 to a riverboat captain who sold it in 1883 to Richard Waters of Hermitage Farm. It remained in the Waters family until 1961 when the site was purchased by Jefferson County and the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Following extensive restoration, the historic house was opened to the public in 1964.

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