page_title: Ephraim McDowell House
hierarchical_section_title: Ephraim McDowell House
caption_attribution_description: Dr. Ephraim McDowell House, 125 South Second Street, Danville (Boyle County, Kentucky)
context_page_description: The Dr. Ephraim McDowell House, also known as McDowell House, was a home of medical doctor Ephraim McDowell.
  The home was declared a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1966 for its role as the site of the world's first ovariotomy, performed without anesthesia by Dr. McDowell in 1809.
context_section_description: The Dr. Ephraim McDowell House, also known as McDowell House, was a home of medical doctor Ephraim McDowell.
  The home was declared a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1966 for its role as the site of the world's first ovariotomy, performed without anesthesia by Dr. McDowell in 1809.
caption: Dr. Ephraim McDowell House and Apothecary
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