Bluegrass Heritage Museum

Built as a home in 1895 for local doctor, this large building became a clinic and hospital when it was bought by Dr. E. P. Guerrant in 1927. It operated as a clinic until 1989 and then sat empty for 11 years before being donated to the city of Winchester, Kentucky. The museum officially opened in 2004. 

All three floors of the building have exhibits, The first floor has the history of the Guerrant family, the Civil War, tobacco farms, and early industries. The second floor has WWI, WWII, and  telephone history plus an exhibit on Homer Ledford, a musician and instrument builder who hand made 6,014 dulcimers, 476 banjos, 27 mandolins, 26 guitars, 18 ukuleles, 13 dulcitars, 3 dulcijos, 3 dulcibros, 4 violins and one bowed dulcimer. The third floor is dedicated to the clinic and hospital with original equipment in the operating room.Visitors are given a guided tour which is necessary because there's very little written information for the exhibits. After the tour you're free to wander on your own.

 

Because the building was a hospital it has an elevator so all three floors are accessible.The accessible entrance is on the side of the building directly across from the parking lot.

The parking lot is large enough for most RVs but it has a slight slope. Museum  37.98968, -84.17859