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Historic Whitehall Mansion – Louisville, Kentucky

Historic Whitehall Mansion - Louisville, Kentucky

Whitehall is a historic mansion constructed in 1855 by John Marshall, near Louisville, Kentucky. Originally the mansion was constructed in a 2-story Italianate architectural style popular during the mid-19th century. Renovations undertaken after 1909 by new owners John Middleton and his wife Betty Summers Middleton, led to the Southern-style Greek Revival mansion seen by visitors today.

Spring Sunrise – Ohio River – Louisville, Kentucky

Spring Sunrise - Ohio River - Louisville, Kentucky

Sunrise on the banks of the Ohio River near Louisville, Kentucky. Shot from the Second Street Bridge, the rising sun is reflected in the waters of the Ohio River as it rises above the John F Kennedy Memorial, and Abraham Lincoln Bridges of I-65. On the other side of the river is Jeffersonville, and Clarksville, Indiana.

Old Barn – Foggy Beckley Creek Park – Louisville – Kentucky

Old Barn - Foggy Beckley Creek Park - Louisville - Kentucky

A view of an old red barn, on a foggy fall morning. Part of Beckley Creek Park, south of Louisville, Kentucky. Beckley Creek Park is one of five interconnected nature parks (known as the Parklands) that stretch along Floyds Fork, a 62-mile long tributary of the Salt River on the south side of Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. Including Beckley, the five parks are: Pope Lick, Broad Run, Turkey Run, and the Strand, comprising more than 4,000 acres. After Jefferson Memorial Forest, it is the largest nature park in Louisville.