Riverview At Hobson Grove — Attraction in Bowling Green

We had a wonderful tea at the Riverview at Hobson Grove mansion along with an interesting tour of the house. We had booked this as a side trip as part of getting to the Corvette Museum 25th anniversary and it was will worth it. The peach ice tea was delicious as was the apple and cinnamon hot tea. My wife had the peach hot tea and that was flavorful as well. The tea sandwiches included chicken salad (outstanding), pimento cheese (tasty), and cucumber and cream cheese (delicious). There were scones with jelly and cream along with assorted desserts. To top it off, the granddaughter of the family who last owned the house was part of the serving staff which was attentive and gracious. The tour was informative and interesting and the view from the functioning cupola was beautiful. The only disappointment was that the river was no longer what it once was with steamboats plying the river due to damming and other encroachments of civilization...

This was just a TREMENDOUS slice of history! Our guide (docent) was a gal who truly knew the history and did well to explain things to us and answer questions . We got to see top to bottom, literally every area. There was a veritable hoard of original furniture, paintings, photos, etc. i nosed my way into every inch available. They had the central, top floor circular staircase and cupola for viewing as well ... Gorgeous house, a truly great display of history to be visited. We did buy tickets online, and viewing hours are somewhat limited. It is DEFINITELY worth the time! Plenty of...

We love going to these old houses when we find them to learn the history of the area and family. Most of the time they helped build the town they were in. There are far too few of these houses left and even this one was almost destroyed. Our decent was amazing. She answered all of the groups questions and shared with us many stories of the family. Amazingly there is one surviving member still who is in their 80s and keeps donating things to the museum. I would highly recommend going to see the home. I didn't post too many photos cause you need to go see it...