Bardstown KY Kentucky My Old Kentucky Home State Shrine Postcard Rowan House

This vintage postcard depicts the historic My Old Kentucky Home State Shrine, significant for its cultural heritage and architectural charm.

• Standard postcard size
• Color photo by Frank Shannon
• Published by W.M. Cline Co., Chattanooga, Tenn
• Blank and unused
• Vibrant historical imagery

Postcard dimensions = 5.5 x 3.5 inches
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The image shows Federal Hill, the mansion at My Old Kentucky Home State Park in Bardstown, Kentucky.

The mansion was originally a plantation home built around 1818 and owned by U.S. Senator John Rowan.
It was named "Federal Hill" in honor of the Federalist political party.
The home and its history inspired Stephen Foster's famous ballad, "My Old Kentucky Home," which became the state song of Kentucky in 1928.
The property was transferred to the Commonwealth of Kentucky as a historic shrine in 1923, becoming the state's first state-owned park.

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