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Old Louisville Victorian Home – Belgravia Court – Kentucky

Old Louisville Victorian Home - Belgravia Court - Kentucky

Old Louisville is a historic district and neighborhood in central Louisville, Kentucky, United States. It is the third largest such district in the United States. The district features Victorian architecture including homes in the Romanesque, Queen Anne and Italiante architectural styles. The neighborhood boast the largest concentration of residential stained glass windows in the United States.

The St. James–Belgravia Historic District, is among the most visited areas in Old Louisville, but beautiful homes can be seen in other locations. Walking is the best way to explore the area, so find a good parking spot and enjoy the beautiful tree-lined streets and historic architecture.

Locust Grove Mansion 2 – Louisville – Kentucky

Locust Grove Mansion - Louisville, Kentucky

Historic Locust Grove Mansion in early spring outside of Louisville, Kentucky. Locust Grove was an 18th century farm founded by William Croghan and his wife Lucy Clark Croghan in 1790. Lucy Clark was the sister of George Rogers Clark a military officer and explorer who played an important part in the early history of Kentucky and Louisville. She is also the sister of William Clark, the famous explorer from the Lewis and Clark Expedition to America’s Pacific Northwest. The farm is notable as the place George Rogers Clark spent his final years, and for being adjacent to the property where Zachery Taylor, America’s 12th president grew up.

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Aerial View – Salt Lake Mormon LDS Temple – Utah

The Salt Lake City Mormon LDS Temple and Temple Square as seen from the 26th floor observation deck on the Church Office Building. Built by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Salt Lake Temple was dedicated in 1893, and took nearly 40 years to construct. The Church’s walls are made of quartz monzonite, quarried from Little Cottonwood Canyon to the south in the Wasatch Mountain Range that runs along the east side of the Salt Lake Valley in Utah. The temple was the 6th temple constructed following the exodus of the Mormon’s from Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1846.