Danville in Boyle County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Old Centre
Built 1820
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 5, 2023
1. Old Centre Marker
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1820.
Location. 37° 38.742′ N, 84° 46.883′ W. Marker is in Danville, Kentucky, in Boyle County. It can be reached from West Walnut Street 0.1 miles west of College Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 600 W Walnut St, Danville KY 40422, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Bluegrass Region. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Centre College (within shouting distance of this marker); Sinking Spring (about
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. C.S.A. 1861 - 1865 (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Regarding Old Centre. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:
Centre's Administration Building, Old Centre, is believed to be the oldest college building in the south, west of the Alleghenies, to be in continuous use. Erected in 1819 and restored in 1929, it now houses the offices of the major administrative personnel of the College. The structure as it stands today is rectangular in plan comprised of two additions about the original red bricked two story rectangular edifice.
Also see . . .
1. Old Centre, Centre College (PDF). National Register nomination and photographs submitted
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 5, 2023
2. Old Centre Marker
2. Old Centre. In its history, Old Centre has housed classrooms, laboratories, libraries, dormitories, faculty residences, dining rooms, a law school, club rooms, a music school, a preparatory school, billiard room, and a Civil War hospital.(Centre College) (Submitted on March 16, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
3. Old Centre - Building Tour. A video tour of the historic 200-year-old building. (Centre College, uploaded July 5, 2017) (Submitted on March 16, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page was last revised on March 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 313 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 16, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
