List of National Historic Landmarks in Kentucky
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This is a complete list of National Historic Landmarks in Kentucky.[1] There are 32 such landmarks in Kentucky; one landmark has had its designation withdrawn.
| [2] | Landmark name | Image | Date designated[3] | Location | County | Description |
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| 1 | Daniel C. Beard Boyhood Home |
(#66000360) |
Covington Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Kenton | Home of Daniel Carter Beard, a founder of the Boy Scouts of America | |
| 2 | Belle of Louisville (river steamboat) |
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(#72000535) |
Louisville Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Jefferson | One of the last authentic steamboats in existence |
| 3 | Burks' Distillery |
(#74000893) |
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Marion | The oldest active distillery in Kentucky | |
| 4 | Churchill Downs |
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(#78001348) |
Louisville Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Jefferson | Home of the legendary Kentucky Derby |
| 5 | Henry Clay Home (Ashland) |
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(#66000357) |
Lexington Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Fayette | Home of Henry Clay |
| 6 | Covington and Cincinnati Suspension Bridge |
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(#75000786) |
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Kenton, KY and Hamilton, OH | Prototype for New York's Brooklyn Bridge |
| 7 | Fort Boonesborough Site |
(#94000303) |
Richmond Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Madison | One of the original settlements in Kentucky | |
| 8 | Green River Shell Middens Archeological District |
(#85003182) |
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Butler, Henderson, McLean, Muhlenberg, and Ohio | 23 Late Archaic period sites | |
| 9 | Indian Knoll | Upload image |
(#66000362) |
McHenry Coordinates missing |
Ohio | Archaic shell midden |
| 10 | Jacobs Hall, Kentucky School for the Deaf |
(#66000354) |
Danville Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Boyle | Oldest remaining building at the Kentucky School for the Deaf[4] | |
| 11 | Keeneland Race Course |
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(#86003467) |
Lexington Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Fayette | Race track |
| 12 | Labrot and Graham's Old Oscar Pepper Distillery |
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(#95001272) |
Versailles Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Woodford | Makers of Woodford Reserve |
| 13 | Liberty Hall |
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(#71000344) |
Frankfort Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Franklin | Home of John Brown, who helped Kentucky attain statehood |
| 14 | Lincoln Hall, Berea College |
(#74000892) |
Berea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Madison | Building at Berea College, first biracial college in the United States | |
| 15 | Locust Grove |
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(#71000347) |
Louisville Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Jefferson | Former domicile of George Rogers Clark |
| 16 | Louisville Water Company Pumping Station |
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(#71000348) |
Louisville Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Jefferson | Historic water tower along the Ohio River. (Verify that pumping station is same as tower.) |
| 17 | Mayor Andrew Broaddus (Lifesaving Station) |
(#89001446) |
Louisville Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Jefferson | Only remaining floating lifestation | |
| 18 | Dr. Ephraim McDowell House |
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(#66000355) |
Danville Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Boyle | Site of first successful ovariotomy, done by Ephraim McDowell |
| 19 | Middle Creek Battlefield |
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(#91001665) |
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Floyd | Site of an early Union victory in January 1862, with future President James A. Garfield commanding the Union troops. |
| 20 | Mill Springs Battlefield |
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(#93000001) |
Nancy Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Pulaski | Where a Union victory ended Confederate defensive line in Kentucky in 1862 |
| 21 | Camp Nelson Historic and Archeological District |
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(#13000286) |
Nicholasville Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Jessamine | Military depot and African-American recruitment center for the Union Army. |
| 22 | Old Bank of Louisville |
(#71000349) |
Louisville Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Jefferson | ||
| 23 | Old Morrison, Transylvania College |
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(#66000358) |
Lexington Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Fayette | One of the first buildings of Transylvania University, the first college built west of the Appalachian Mountains |
| 24 | Old State House |
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(#71000346) |
Frankfort Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Franklin | |
| 25 | Perryville Battlefield |
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(#66000356) |
Perryville Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Boyle | Site of largest battle in Kentucky during the American Civil War |
| 26 | Pine Mountain Settlement School |
(#78001337) |
Bledsoe Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Harlan | Brought to a rural community an urban settlement house.[5] | |
| 27 | Shakertown at Pleasant Hill Historic District |
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(#71000353) |
Harrodsburg Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Mercer | Home of a Shaker community |
| 28 | George T. Stagg Distillery |
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(#01000450) |
Frankfort Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Franklin | This is a rare example of a distillery that operated before, during, and after Prohibition. |
| 29 | Zachary Taylor House |
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(#66000359) |
Louisville Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Jefferson | Home of U.S. President Zachary Taylor |
| 30 | United States Marine Hospital |
(#97001265) |
Louisville Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Jefferson | ||
| 31 | Wendover (Frontier Nursing Service Headquarters) |
(#75000792) |
Hyden Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Leslie | First American attempt to professionalize midwifery | |
| 32 | Whitney M. Young Birthplace and Boyhood Home |
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(#72000543) |
Simpsonville Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Shelby | Birthplace and childhood home of Whitney Young |
Former listing
| # | Landmark name[6] | Image | Date designated | Date withdrawn/moved | Locality | County | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Site of the American Printing House for the Blind[7] | December 21, 1965[7] | Before 1980[7] | Louisville[7] | Jefferson[7] | This property was built in the mid-1850s as the first permanent home of the American Printing House for the Blind. It was demolished in 1967; only the cupola remains.[7] |
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Kentucky
- List of National Historic Landmarks by state
References
- ↑ National Historic Landmarks, National Park Service, accessed May, 2006.
- ↑ Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- ↑ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
- ↑ National Historic Landmarks Program (NHL)
- ↑ National Historic Landmarks Program (NHL)
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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