List of National Historic Landmarks in Kentucky

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Historic Landmarks in Kentucky.[1] There are 32 such landmarks in Kentucky; one landmark has had its designation withdrawn.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
1 Daniel C. Beard Boyhood Home June 23, 1965
(#66000360)		 Covington
39°05′21″N 84°30′20″W		 Kenton Home of Daniel Carter Beard, a founder of the Boy Scouts of America
2 BELLE OF LOUISVILLE (river steamboat) June 30, 1989
(#72000535)		 Louisville
38°15′33″N 85°45′20″W		 Jefferson One of the last authentic steamboats in existence
3 Burks' Distillery January 16, 1980
(#74000893)		 Loretto
37°38′52″N 85°20′56″W		 Marion Producer of Maker's Mark bourbon whiskey
4 Camp Nelson Historic and Archeological District February 27, 2013
(#13000286)		 Nicholasville
37°47′16″N 84°35′53″W		 Jessamine Military depot and African-American recruitment center for the Union Army
5 Churchill Downs October 21, 1986
(#78001348)		 Louisville
38°12′11″N 85°46′12″W		 Jefferson Home of the legendary Kentucky Derby
6 Henry Clay Home (Ashland) December 19, 1960
(#66000357)		 Lexington
38°01′43″N 84°28′48″W		 Fayette Home of Henry Clay
7 Covington and Cincinnati Suspension Bridge May 15, 1975
(#75000786)		 Covington, KY and Cincinnati, OH
39°05′32″N 84°30′34″W		 Kenton, KY and Hamilton, OH Prototype for New York's Brooklyn Bridge
8 Fort Boonesborough Site June 19, 1996
(#94000303)		 Richmond
37°54′02″N 84°16′06″W		 Madison One of the original settlements in Kentucky
9 Green River Shell Middens Archeological District May 5, 1994
(#85003182)		 Multiple
 Butler, Henderson, McLean, Muhlenberg, and Ohio 23 Late Archaic period sites
10 Indian Knoll September 23, 1964
(#66000362)		 McHenry
 Ohio Archaic shell midden
11 Jacobs Hall, Kentucky School for the Deaf December 21, 1965
(#66000354)		 Danville
37°38′29″N 84°46′18″W		 Boyle Oldest remaining building at the Kentucky School for the Deaf[4]
12 Keeneland Race Course September 24, 1986
(#86003487)		 Lexington
38°02′44″N 84°36′38″W		 Fayette Race track
13 Labrot and Graham's Old Oscar Pepper Distillery May 16, 2000
(#95001272)		 Versailles
38°06′46″N 84°48′43″W		 Woodford Producer of Woodford Reserve bourbon whiskey
14 Liberty Hall November 11, 1971
(#71000344)		 Frankfort
38°11′59″N 84°52′52″W		 Franklin Home of John Brown, who helped Kentucky attain statehood
15 Lincoln Hall, Berea College December 2, 1974
(#74000892)		 Berea
37°34′19″N 84°17′09″W		 Madison Building at Berea College, first biracial college in the United States
16 Locust Grove June 23, 1986
(#71000347)		 Louisville
38°17′13″N 85°39′43″W		 Jefferson Former domicile of George Rogers Clark
17 Louisville Water Company Pumping Station November 11, 1971
(#71000348)		 Louisville
38°16′50″N 85°42′04″W		 Jefferson Historic water tower and pumping station along the Ohio River
18 MAYOR ANDREW BROADDUS (Lifesaving Station) June 30, 1989
(#89001446)		 Louisville
38°15′33″N 85°45′18″W		 Jefferson Only remaining floating lifestation
19 Dr. Ephraim McDowell House January 12, 1965
(#66000355)		 Danville
37°38′42″N 84°46′16″W		 Boyle Site of first successful ovariotomy, done by Ephraim McDowell
20 Middle Creek Battlefield October 5, 1992
(#91001665)		 Prestonsburg
37°39′01″N 82°48′50″W		 Floyd Site of an early Union victory in January 1862, with future President James A. Garfield commanding the Union troops
21 Mill Springs Battlefield April 19, 1994
(#93000001)		 Nancy
37°00′19″N 84°45′28″W		 Pulaski Where a Union victory ended Confederate defensive line in Kentucky in 1862
22 Old Bank of Louisville November 11, 1971
(#71000349)		 Louisville
38°15′20″N 85°45′20″W		 Jefferson
23 Old Morrison, Transylvania College December 21, 1965
(#66000358)		 Lexington
38°03′09″N 84°29′38″W		 Fayette One of the first buildings of Transylvania University, the first college built west of the Appalachian Mountains
24 Old State House November 11, 1971
(#71000346)		 Frankfort
38°12′01″N 84°52′36″W		 Franklin
25 Perryville Battlefield December 19, 1960
(#66000356)		 Perryville
37°40′31″N 84°58′11″W		 Boyle Site of largest battle in Kentucky during the American Civil War
26 Pine Mountain Settlement School December 4, 1991
(#78001337)		 Bledsoe
36°56′55″N 83°10′59″W		 Harlan Brought to a rural community an urban settlement house[5]
27 Shakertown at Pleasant Hill Historic District November 11, 1971
(#71000353)		 Harrodsburg
37°49′05″N 84°44′25″W		 Mercer Home of a Shaker community
28 George T. Stagg Distillery February 27, 2013
(#01000450)		 Frankfort
38°13′03″N 84°52′11″W		 Franklin Producer of Buffalo Trace bourbon whiskey, a rare example of a distillery that operated before, during, and after Prohibition
29 Zachary Taylor House July 4, 1961
(#66000359)		 Louisville
38°16′45″N 85°38′50″W		 Jefferson Home of U.S. President Zachary Taylor
30 United States Marine Hospital September 25, 1997
(#97001265)		 Louisville
38°16′16″N 85°47′03″W		 Jefferson
31 Wendover (Frontier Nursing Service Headquarters) July 17, 1991
(#75000792)		 Hyden
37°07′39″N 83°21′55″W		 Leslie First American attempt to professionalize midwifery
32 Whitney M. Young Birthplace and Boyhood Home April 27, 1984
(#72000543)		 Simpsonville
38°13′22″N 85°22′20″W		 Shelby Birthplace and childhood home of Whitney Young

See also

References
  1. National Historic Landmarks Archived 2008-07-10 at the Wayback Machine, National Park Service, accessed May, 2006.
  2. Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  3. 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.
  4. National Historic Landmarks Program (NHL) Archived 2010-06-03 at the Wayback Machine
  5. National Historic Landmarks Program (NHL)
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