James C. Ford, owner of extensive cotton plantations in Mississippi, moved to Louisville in 1835. He built his mansion in the 1850s on then elegant and fashionable Broadway. The house was next owned by Western Union Telegraph President Norvin Green. Later, the mansion became the property of the YWCA. This view is from the1950s.
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