As one of the oldest parts of Louisville, there’s a lot of history in Butchertown. From the names of its streets to — well — the name of the neighborhood itself, there’s more than meets the eye.
And, according to local stories, that history includes stops on the Underground Railroad.
When neighborhood officials applied to add the Butchertown Historic District to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976, this rumored Underground Railroad history was part of the application, which noted that the Hadley Pottery factory was allegedly a stop.
But that’s not all — a home on E. Washington Street, now known as the Brawner Place Condominiums, was built in 1859 by limestone quarry owner Thomas Brawner. A plaque on the building claims that the home’s subsequent owners used underground cellars to house enslaved Americans escaping to their freedom.
Take a peek with Louisville-based realtor Sam Heine.
Bonus: One of the condominiums in Brawner Place just hit the market.
