The World's Most Beautiful Places
A close-up view of the pediment of the Kentucky State Capitol building in Frankfort. The stone carved figures, starting with the woman at the center, allegorically represent Progress, History, Plenty, Law, Art and Labor. The roman-styled portico of the capitol building was designed by Charles Henry Niehaus and carved by Australian sculptor Peter Rossack.
Atcher Cabin – Saunders Springs – Radcliff, Kentucky.
The Atcher cabin was built in 1875, and is named after its owner, Edward Atcher, a Union army civil war veteran. Its rough-hewn square log design is of a style seen mostly after the 1850’s. Saunders Springs is located just on the edge of the Fort Knox military base.
Decorative Stone Wall – Kentucky Shaker Village – Pleasant Hill – Harrodsburg
Pleasant Hill, Kentucky also known as Shakertown, was a Shaker (the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing) religious community from 1805 to 1910. With many well-preserved buildings, the village was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1971.
The Kentucky Shaker village was founded by three New England Shaker missionaries, John Meacham, Benjamin Seth Youngs, and Issachar Bates. They founded the community around the teachings of Mother Ann Lee who believed in celibacy. Kentucky’s Shaker community ultimately died out, in part because of their beliefs in celibacy, problems encountered during and after the Civil War, and a declining interest in their way of life by potential converts . But their legacy of hard work, and fine craftsmanship lives on at Pleasant Hill.