Built in 1884, the Inn at the Park was originally home to Russell Houston, a well-known attorney and president of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad.

The 7,400 square-foot Richardian Romanesque mansion has often been called the "Queen" of Old Louisville.  It's located on Fourth Street right in the heart of Historic Old Louisville, our nation's second largest National Historic Preservation District and adjacent to Central Park, designed by Fredrick Law Olmsted.

Fourth Street was an especially exciting place to live during in the late 1800's. In addition to concerts, balloon raisings, and other activities in Central Park, the great Southern Exposition, a huge industrial fair, was held in the area annually from 1883 through 1887.

Old Louisville was developed shortly after the end of the Civil War in response to economic and population growth in the city and marked by the ever-increasing wealth of some citizens.  A key factor was the installation of a streetcar system connecting the area with the financial and manufacturing centers near the Ohio River.

Herb and Gayle Warren purchased the mansion in 2001, and renovated the building into the beautiful Bed & Breakfast it is today.