Spalding Hall is a building listed on the

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Bardstown Bardstown is a home rule-class city in Nelson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 13,567 in the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Nelson County. Bardstown is named for the pioneering Bard brothers. David Bard obtained a ...

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. It was built in conjunction with the Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral. The hall was originally built in 1826 and named for Bishop Martin John Spalding. It was the main building of St. Joseph's College, a

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college in the 19th century, which was the first Catholic college in

. The current building was built in 1839 to replace the previous building, which had been destroyed in a fire. The college was closed during the

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and the building briefly served as a hospital for Union soldiers. It served as St. Joseph's Preparatory School from about 1911 until 1968. With . The building houses the

Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History The Oscar Getz Museum of Bourbon History is a museum in Bardstown, Kentucky, that chronicles the history of American whiskey from Colonial days through the 1960s. Located in Spalding Hall, built in 1826 and registered with the National Historic R ...

and the

Bardstown Historical Museum The Bardstown Historical Museum is a museum of local history in Bardstown, Kentucky, USA, that is located in Spalding Hall, along with the Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History. The exhibits at Bardstown Historical Museum include Native Americ ...

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National Register of Historic Places in Bardstown, Kentucky University and college buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky 1839 establishments in Kentucky Buildings and structures completed in 1839 Federal architecture in Kentucky Catholic Church in Kentucky Education in Nelson County, Kentucky Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Kentucky {{NelsonCountyKY-NRHP-stub

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