Glimpses of Greensburg: Part 2

Looking from the old Greensburg Courthouse toward the new courthouse
Greensburg, Green County

The site of the shop of Simon Settles, maker of Kentucky Long Rifles

Downtown Greensburg

Site of the new Green County History Museum, scheduled to open in 2017
This building is also home to Kentucky Market House & Longhunters Coffee & Tea Company.

Inside Longhunters--a beautiful space and a great place for lunch.

For a fun local experience, visit Kentucky Head Hunters and order a Slaw Burger and a bottle of Ski.

We enjoyed browsing through the antique store in the Woodson Lewis Building.

Vintage Ski Bottle for sale in the antique store

I loved the look of this lamp against the lace curtain in the antique store.

Sweet handmade sachets

Gorgeous ceiling in the antique store

Looking out the front door of the antique store

Ready for Fall

Give Thanks

Just a couple of blocks from downtown is the Green River Paddle Trail.

The beautiful Green River

Glimpses of Greensburg: Part 1

Greensburg, Green County

The railroad tracks are gone now, but the Greensburg depot still stands.

The platform at the old depot

Detail of the platform

A footbridge across a ravine leads from the old depot to downtown Greensburg.

The Footbridge

Crossing the footbridge offers one a view of this amazing old pressed metal roof.

The old water works building, constructed by the WPA in the 1930's, is now the tourism center.

The old court clerk's office

The Greensburg Courthouse was built between 1802-1804.

Inside the historic Greensburg Courthouse

The state has designated all of downtown Greensburg a historic district.  Watch for
the next blog post to see more of this charming town.