Mt. Washington Historical Society

05/10/2025

If you're heading to the Mount Washington Spring Festival today, be sure to swing by our Historical Society booth and say hi!

04/17/2024

You can say what you want but..
EVERY OLD BUILDING CAN BE SAVED!

04/08/2024

More sad losses for our old Main Street, all in the name of progress.

06/01/2023

12/09/2022

Bullitt County Resident Celebrates 108th Birthday By Zachary EppersonSalt River News Editor Ms. Lounetta Williams, seated, with her great-niece Lois Broughton. With focused eyes and a determined look on her face, Ms. Lounetta Williams flipped through the pages of a photo album. Just a few moments ....

10/27/2022

Then and Now

This was the home for many of Mt. Washington's most prestigious citizens. It was also one of the finest homes ever built in the city. It was located back behind where the China Cafe Restaurant now stands formerly KFC. Every aspect of the home was first class. Dr. George Threlkeld lived in the home the earliest we know of. He had a beautiful rose garden in the back yard. Hon. Wiley B. Rutledge lived there with his grandmother, Georgia Wiggington, when he was young. He became Assistant Justice of the U. S. Supreme Court and served from 1943 to 1949. Jack Barnes was living in the home when this photo was taken (wish it were better). He was president of the Mt. Washingtons People's Bank from 1950-54, and 1960-68. Athol B. Taylor then bought the property. He was Circuit Judge of Bullitt Co. for several years. The property was then sold, rented, went into decay, then torn down for a Kentucky Fried Chicken. Am
Senior favorites photo's were taken in and out of the home in the 1969 Mt. Washington High School annual. It shows a great photo of the huge dairy barn behind the house. It also had a small guest house behind it.

10/26/2022

Then and Now

This first photo is from the 1940's of the Henry Biven home located on S. Bardstown Rd where the First Harrison Bank currently sits today as seen in second photo.

The home featured a large open balcony on the backside. The building to the right of it was a saloon run by Garner Dooley, Lloyd "Shot" Dooleys father. It was later a restaurant run by Roy Downs and lastly an antique shop. You can see the Lloyd House past it.

Henry Biven and his wife Pearl, were a very popular couple in town, previously owning the Settle Hotel. Tragedy struck in 1925 when their nephew, Marvin Deacon, who they were raising due to his parents deaths, drowned at Cumberland River while he was attending Cumberland College. By the many accounts I've found of the accident, he was most fondly thought of.

07/16/2022

Always love a good then and now! Luckily this one was a glow up! Old Smithville Mill, south of town where the salt river meets bardstown rd. What a wonderful job they did restoring some integrity back to this building!

07/12/2022

07/27/2021