The Barnes Mansion located on what is arguably the most important and visible corner in Mt. Washington both past and present

Serving as the hub of the community for half a century, this Civil War era building is best known as the “Barnes Brothers General Store” started by Almer and Wm. L Barnes around 1900

The recently constructed Louisville to Bardstown Turnpike brought a steady flow of stage coach and freight wagon traffic into town, which would spark the creation of at least three hotels and taverns to serve the traveling public

The Salt River Lodge 180, Free and Accepted Masons was chartered on August 29, 1849 and the building you see here was erected in 1853. This Lodge served the Masons until 1974 when a newer more modern building was erected

The antebellum log cabin built on this spot predated the city of Mt. Washington, originally called Crossroads in the 19th century.  Known much later as the Bridwell Cabin, it is the city’s oldest surviving structure, albeit in another location

It was Thursday October 2nd, 1862 and small arms fire mixed with cannonading  thundered in and around the outskirts of Mt. Washington. The “War between the States,” which everyone in town followed in the newspapers and talked about on the street, was now on full display on their doorstep

In 1906, on this site, the Fraternal Order of Maccabees began construction of the depicted three story building called Tent #3. Maccabee Hall soon became a centerpiece of the community

In 1885, Albert Miller opened a stock owned General Store on this site named “Cyclone”. The building nearly burned in 1940 when Maccabee Hall, located across Main Street caught fire. The store moved to a new building nearby and closed in 2013, after being in business for 127 years

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