![]() Designed by the architectural firm of Dodd and Cobb and completed in 1905, the Ferguson mansion is one of the finest examples of Beaux Arts architecture in Louisville. The Ferguson Mansion has been the Filson Historical Society’s headquarters since 1986. ![]() Today, thousands of people visit annually to conduct research, attend programs, and view the rotating exhibits on the Filson’s campus in historic Old Louisville. From that small gathering of amateur historians in Durrett’s home, the institution evolved into Kentucky’s privately supported historical society. In honor of Filson and the centennial of those historical publications the organization was christened The Filson Club. The organization was named in honor of John Filson, Kentucky’s first historian, whose book, The Discovery, Settlement, and Present State of Kentucke, and map of Kentucky were published in 1784. ![]() The primary founder and first president was Reuben T. The Filson was founded on May 15, 1884, by ten men, primarily Louisvillians, with a common love of history. ![]()
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