Wendover (Hyden, Kentucky)

Wendover
Wendover (Hyden, Kentucky) is located in Kentucky
Wendover (Hyden, Kentucky)
Wendover (Hyden, Kentucky) is located in the United States
Wendover (Hyden, Kentucky)
Location132 FNS Drive, Wendover, Kentucky
Coordinates37°7′39″N 83°21′55″W / 37.12750°N 83.36528°W / 37.12750; -83.36528
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha) (NRHP area)
less than one acre (NHL area)
Built1925 (1925)
ArchitectMary Breckinridge
Architectural styleLog house
NRHP reference No.75000792
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 21, 1975[1]
Designated NHLJuly 17, 1991

Wendover, also known as Frontier Nursing Service or Big House, is a historic house and former medical care facility near Hyden, Kentucky. Built in 1925, it is notable for its association with the American effort to professionalize midwifery, led by Mary Breckinridge (1881–1965). It was headquarters of the Frontier Nursing Service, an organization which continues today. Wendover was named a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1991 for this role.[2] It now serves as a bed and breakfast inn and retreat operated by the Service's successor, Frontier Nursing University.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
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