
Plan your perfect visit to historic Ashland. Take a tour, bring a group, explore the grounds, shop, dine at our seasonal café, take in some history, and enjoy year-round natural beauty.
Ashland will host an open house to debut a new tour that looks at the history of African Americans, enslaved and later employed, at Ashland from 1808-1948. This tour will cover many aspects of the lives of enslaved people at Ashland and including some material never covered in other tours. It will also explore the people employed by the McDowells and Bullocks between 1882 and 1948 much more deeply than ever before. This tour will include new images and archival material never previously discussed or shown.
Along with the tour, Board Member Shea Brown and colleagues will be on hand to showcase the Digital Access Project, the new project of the Fayette County Clerk’s Office to make records relating to African American History and particularly slavery available online. Visitors will be able to see the new access portal demonstrated and learn how to use it.
The house will be opened with station guides. Visitors will need to sign up for entry times available every 15 minutes until 3:00.
Click on the link below to purchase tickets.
Plan your perfect visit to historic Ashland. Take a tour, bring a group, explore the grounds, shop, dine at our seasonal café, take in some history, and enjoy year-round natural beauty.
Ashland was Henry Clay’s cherished home for nearly half a century. His historic estate has been preserved for your discovery today.
Ashland features a wide variety of year-round programming, exhibits, and events.
Discover Henry Clay. He enjoyed a distinguished political career and is still celebrated as an American statesman and the Great Compromiser, known for his impact on the country, Abraham Lincoln, law, and so much more.