Wendover (Hyden, Kentucky)
Wendover | |
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Location | 132 FNS Drive, Wendover, Kentucky |
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Coordinates | 37°7′39″N 83°21′55″W / 37.12750°N 83.36528°W |
Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) (NRHP area) less than one acre (NHL area) |
Built | 1925 |
Architect | Mary Breckinridge |
Architectural style | Log house |
NRHP reference No. | 75000792 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 21, 1975[1] |
Designated NHL | July 17, 1991 |
Wendover, also known as Frontier Nursing Service or Big House, is a historic house and former medical care facility near Hyden, Kentucky. Built in 1925, it is notable for its association with the American effort to professionalize midwifery, led by Mary Breckinridge (1881–1965). It was headquarters of the Frontier Nursing Service, an organization which continues today. Wendover was named a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1991 for this role.[2] It now serves as a bed and breakfast inn and retreat operated by the Service's successor, Frontier Nursing University.
Description and history
Wendover is located in a rural setting about 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Hyden, Kentucky on a south-facing hillside, overlooking the
Mary Breckinridge, a Tennessee native, was exposed from a relatively early age to both midwifery and nursing, formally studying the latter in the early 1900s. During the
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Leslie County, Kentucky
- List of National Historic Landmarks in Kentucky
External links
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b c Page Putnam Miller (October 18, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Wendover / Big House". National Park Service. Retrieved January 9, 2017. with four photos from 1990