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February 2024 by Esmé Barniskis
Beth, Cheryl, and Keith were wonderful docents who answered all my many niche questions. I enjoyed learning about the many generations and families that have lived here, including the servants perspectives and the retirement home. The preservation and restoration is very high quality. There are ghost stories associated with the site too so very cool and worth a visit!
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February 2024 by Ed Loeffelman
It's an incredible slice of Louisville history that's been preserved to the best extent possible. From the architecture to the artifacts, if you have time during your visit I don't believe you'll be disappointed with the tour. You can do a self guided tour but I would highly recommend having a guide narrate for you. What was a really special part of our visit is that a volunteer member of the original was our tour guide.
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December 2023 by Greg Ellis
We had a fantastic time at the Conrad-Caldwell House on St. James Court for Victorian High Tea! I was looking for fun stuff to do for the holidays (back in Sept.) and I thought this could be different. The process was easy, our table and room we sat in was gorgeous, our tea server was helpful, the small bites and tea were delicious, and the tour of the house after was gorgeous. The House also had a harp player and was decorated very festively and it was great to get us in the Christmas spirit.Thanks!!
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November 2023 by Collin MacQuarrie
What a gem! My girlfriend and I enjoyed the spacious guided home tour both in the wealth of historical information shared and interior design amazement. No AAA discount and the highest admission we’ve found from our home tours ($20 per person), but definitely worth it overall. We didn’t care for the large tour group size which made some rooms too small for all attendees. To be honest this home feels MASSIVE on the inside (much bigger than the outside suggests) so it made for a longer tour, which everyone in the group warmly welcomed! The woodwork is very impressive; I found the 3D parquet floor border design in the elite parlor mind-blowing. The third floor billiards room was impressive as was the main staircase. The families themselves were an interesting mix. The home did change occupants after 1947 which contributed to a few alterations in the floor plan, but it is mostly original.If interested try the Howard Home Museum in Jeffersonville and the Culbertson Home Museum in New Albany ??
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September 2023 by Lauren H.
Amazing historic home with informative tour!This gorgeous home is such a staple when visiting Old Louisville. The grand exterior perfectly matches the interior.I did the guided tour and it was led by a woman who was the descendent of a previous owner. She was so well spoken and knowledgeable about the home and it's history. She was able to answer all the questions thrown at her and you could tell she was passionate.Parking: street parking can always be a gamble but st James court is particularly bad in the evenings or when the park is hosting an event. Give yourself extra time to park and walk over. Can't wait to visit again & looking forward to attending some of their special events!
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September 2023 by Bird Fleck
Got to meet one of the descendants of one of the original owners. Beautiful home with a lot of carved wood! The original owner wanted all the newest technologies. I recommend the tour! No pictures inside allowed.
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August 2023 by Steve Frey
What a pleasant surprise! We enjoy the interaction and learning opportunities from a small tour but had no idea that one of the descendants of the Caldwell family (Beth) was one of the docents. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit and tour through the home. Thank you.
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August 2023 by robert dempsey
My wife and I love touring old homes and hearing the history. We've done this in almost every state. However, this was the first time that one of the descendants, Beth Caldwell, gave the tour. Not only is it a fascinating house with some interesting history, she really brought it alive with all kinds of personal stories about the people that live there. Very well done and a information packed our plus tour. Since the cost of upkeep is high and they're trying to refurbish some things, it is well worth the price of admission.
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August 2023 by Dr. Bob
My wife and I love touring old homes and hearing the history. We've done this in almost every state. However, this was the first time that one of the descendants, Beth Caldwell, gave the tour. Not only is it a fascinating house with some interesting history, she really brought it alive with all kinds of personal stories about the people that live there. Very well done and a information packed our plus tour. Since the cost of upkeep is high and they're trying to refurbish some things, it is well worth the price of admission.
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July 2023 by Liz S.
This was very interesting. The house is big and they have very informative labels to learn about it. The docents were so friendly. My favorite was Beth who is a descendant of the family which was very cool! My kids really enjoyed it as well.
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July 2023 by Gail Feaver
We debated on doing the self guided tour vs the guided tour, and we are so glad we did the guided tour because our tour guide was awesome! She was very knowledgeable because she was a relative of one if the original owners which made it all very personal. Her stories were great and brought it all to life for us. I highly recommend the guided tour if you aren't sure. You won't be disappointed!
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June 2023 by Melissa Padgett
My 11 year old son wanted to see inside this house and do a tour after learning about it on a ghost tour the night before. Everyone here was so nice and helpful and answered all the questions my son had. We did the self guided tour because we didn't have time to wait on the next guided tour, but he was still able to ask questions to the different tour guides on each floor. They were so friendly and very informative. The highlight for him was meeting an actual Caldwell (Mrs. Beth) and asking her about the stories told about Grace. Highly recommend touring this house if you ever find yourself in Louisville. The woman inside the gift shop, Mrs. Ann I believe was her name, was so helpful when we were purchasing our tickets and afterwards when he was trying to decide on a memento from his tour. Of course he got the ghost story book!
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June 2023 by Jack Daniels Herald
What a beautiful place, and spectacular antique view of the world that used to be. I haven't really been inside yet but the view outside is very serene and completely a take back to the time that used to be. I suggest if you have any opportunity to view or go to this place for any reason, don't miss it. It is definitely a place to check out and remember how things were almost hundreds of years ago.
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April 2023 by Dave Carpenter
Our guide had an unrelenting passion for the house. She had never lived there, but was part of the family. She had interesting background stories about each room.The house is well furnished with original and/or contemporary items. My personal favorite was the pool room.
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March 2023 by Parker Thomas
Nice tour. we did the walk through tour and still tour guides were in the house giving us lots of details.
