The 1823 Jacob Hiestand House on Hwy 210 is one of only 12 German stone houses in Kentucky and was raided during the Civil War. The museum land contains a garden, spring house, servant quarters and Hiestand - Chandler - Gilmore Cemetery.
Jacob Hiestand was born in 1784 in York County, PA and married Eve Landis in Botetourt County, VA. After living in Highland County, Ohio, he moved to Kentucky about 1816 and built his home in 1823.
The Hiestand plantation eventually grew to over 1,000 acres. Jacob Hiestand rejected his pacifist upbringing and became a colonel in the 99th Regiment of the Kentucky Militia. He and Eve had ten children and
English and German were spoken in the home. three of the Hiestand sons became physicians, as C.V. Hiestand, a grandson, who practiced in Taylor County for 65 years. Another son served as postmaster and sheriff of early Campbellsville.
A daughter, Araminta, married Joseph H Chandler, attourney and state senator. They were living in the house when it was raided by Confederate General John Hunt Morgan. They continued to dwell there until 1873. During the next 100 years, the principal owners of the house were the Gilmore family.
Son of Jacob, Dr. Josiah Landis Hiestand laid out a town in Grayson County, TX, first called Anna Eliza, but later known at Kentuckytown.
The mission of the Hiestand House is to preserve and promote appreciation for the history of Taylor County. The Hiestand House serves as a resource and educational site for Taylor County, which displays artifacts, antiques, documents and photographs which are of importance to Taylor County.
Events include:
Hiestand House Golf Scramble held at Campbellsville Country Club in spring. Exact date will be announced.
Bean n' Bluegrass, September
Ghost Walk in Brookside Cemetery, September
Photos with Santa, November/December
