Bed and Breakfasts, Inns, Hotels, and Lodging in Saint Matthews, Kentucky:

Historic Elmwood in St. Matthews, (LouisvilleKentucky) was built by Richard Herr in 1856 on a three hundred acre tract. The Herr family originally came to Kentucky as land surveyors and explorers in 1779. Settling in the St. Mathews/Louisville area, they secured title to thousands of acres. In the following decades the Herr family became prominent plantation owners. The second generation Herr's built six-mansions in the St. Matthews/Louisville area. Elmwood Mansion is one of four remaining Herr-mansions.. . .