Spalding Hall
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Spalding Hall
| nrhp_type =
| image = Spalding Hall Bardstown KY.jpg
| caption = Main façade of Spalding Hall
| location = North 5th Street, Bardstown, Kentucky
| coordinates = {{coord|37|48|40.84|N|85|28|16.12|W|display=inline,title}}
| area =
| built = 1839
| architecture = Federal
| added = May 7, 1973
| refnum = 73000823{{NRISref|2007a}}
| nrhp_type2 = cp
| nocat = yes
| designated_nrhp_type2 = February 17, 1983
| partof = Bardstown Historic District
| partof_refnum = 83002837
}}
Spalding Hall is a building listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Bardstown, Kentucky. It was built in conjunction with the Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral. The hall was originally built in 1826 and named for Bishop Martin John Spalding.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}
It was the main building of St. Joseph's College, a Catholic college in the 19th century, which was the first Catholic college in Kentucky. The current building was built in 1839 to replace the previous building, which had been destroyed in a fire. The college was closed during the American Civil War and the building briefly served as a hospital for Union soldiers.
It served as St. Joseph's Preparatory School from about 1911 until 1968.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=73000823}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Spalding Hall, St. Joseph's College |publisher=National Park Service|author=Sarah B. Smith |date=January 1, 1973 |accessdate=February 26, 2018}} With {{NRHP url|id=73000823|photos=y|title=photo from 1972}}.
The building houses the Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History and the Bardstown Historical Museum.
See also
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{{Registered Historic Places}}
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Bardstown, Kentucky
Category:University and college buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky
Category:1839 establishments in Kentucky
Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1839
Category:Federal architecture in Kentucky
Category:Catholic Church in Kentucky
Category:Education in Nelson County, Kentucky
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