Whitehall

This garden estate, circa 1855, began as a modest two-story Italianate house, a style popularized in Louisville during the mid-19th century. Originally on twenty acres, and part of Spring Station on Beals Branch, a tributary to Beargrass Creek that runs through the property.

The original home was eight rooms, four over four, with a steep narrow staircase in a center hall.

The house sold in 1860, and again in 1909, which is when major renovations were made to convert the building into the Southern-style Greek Revival mansion we know today. Wings were added to three sides, along with the iconic portico and columns on the façade.

Major changes to the interior were made, including removal of walls and the addition of structural columns. Fireplaces were removed and the ceiling heights were changed. The staircase and center hall were also added at this time.

The last family to live in the house bought it in 1924, their son took ownership in 1948 and lived there until 1992 and bequeathed the property to the Historic Homes Foundation.

Open for tours
Monday–Friday, 10–2
3110 Lexington Rd.

www.historicwhitehall.org