Wendover (Kentucky)
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| Nearest city | Hyden, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates | 37°7′39″N 83°21′55″W / 37.12750°N 83.36528°WCoordinates: 37°7′39″N 83°21′55″W / 37.12750°N 83.36528°W |
| Built | 1925 |
| Architect | Mary Breckinridge |
| NRHP Reference # | 75000792 |
| Added to NRHP | October 21, 1975 |
Wendover, also known as Frontier Nursing Service or Big House, near Hyden, Kentucky, is a central location of an American attempt to professionalize midwifery, led by Mary Breckinridge. The Frontier Nursing Service continues today. Wendover has been named a U.S. National Historic Landmark.
It is a two-and-a-half-story log building on a south-facing hillside, overlooking the Middle Fork of the Kentucky River, on a small road off of County Highway 421, south of the small town of Hyden, Kentucky.
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