On your right, look for a tall red brick house with crisp white trim, a deep front porch held up by columns, and a big chimney rising above the roofline.
This is the W. H. Everhardt House at 1223 College Street, built in 1879... when Bowling Green was still putting on its post-Civil War “we’re doing fine” face. And nothing says “doing fine” like an Italianate home: tall, elegant proportions, fancy brackets tucked under the roofline, and that porch that practically invites a slow, important walk up the steps. You can picture a summer evening here: the air thick and warm, the porch catching a little breeze, and the house standing like a quiet status symbol made of brick and confidence.
A full century later, in 1979, it landed on the National Register of Historic Places... basically the historic equivalent of getting your name on the good list.
When you’re ready, Henry Hardin Cherry Hall is about an 8-minute walk heading southwest.
