Benham School House Bed and Breakfast

 In 1926, the Wisconsin Steel Corporation built a school house for coal camp children.  The last high school class graduated in 1961, but the building was used, until 1992, as an elementary school.

Today, the building is retired from the field of education and can be found living the good life as a charming Bed & Breakfast!  Although it’s now elegant and peacefully comfortable, the Benham School House Bed & Breakfast has never forgotten it’s proud historical and educational roots.  Some of the rooms have the same wood floors on which children once learned their ABC’s and 123’s.

Across the street from the Benham School House Bed & Breakfast stands the Kentucky Coal Mining Museum.  The museum is housed in a Commissary (company store) built in the 1920’s.

Spanning 4 floors, the Kentucky Coal Mining Museum has a diverse collection of artifacts from the early years of industrial coal mining in Kentucky, the history of the towns of Benham and Lynch, and hte families who came to support the mining options.  Featured exhibits include the Loretta Lynn Exhibit and the Mock Mine Exhibit.

Benham Shool House Bed and Breakfast

• 30 Guest Rooms
• Banquet hall that seats up to 350 guests.  (The hall once served as the school gymnasium!)
• Conference rooms available
• Tour buses welcome!  Call ahead for times of operation.

Camping

• 10 sites with electric and sewer hook ups
• Suitable for self contained RVs
• No Bath Houses available

Dining

• The Apple Room Restaurant features fine mountain dining in a warm and intimate setting.

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Benham School House Bed & Breakfast

100 Central Avenue

Benham, KY 40807

Phone: (606) 848-30000

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