On West Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
Owings House
Built 1811-14 for Colonel Thomas Dye Owings by Benjamin Latrobe, who redesigned the interior of the US Capitol after the British burned it, War of 1812. This house was a center of social life during early 1800's. Henry Clay, . . . — — Map (db m110150) HM
On Englewood Road, 0.2 miles west of North 20th Street, on the left when traveling west.
This is one of the finest examples of Carpenter Gothic architecture in the U.S. The cornerstone was laid in 1890 and the church was dedicated on February 11, 1891. The design is based o blueprints of St. Mary's Church in Middlesborough, England. . . . — — Map (db m181082) HM
On North Jefferson Street at Gallatin Street, on the right when traveling north on North Jefferson Street.
On June 10, 1835, Joseph and Catharine Foster deeded a town lot to the Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church, with the stipulation that the property was to be used only for a church. The Burlington Methodist Episcopal Church congregation built . . . — — Map (db m186214) HM
On North Jefferson Street at North Alley, on the right when traveling north on North Jefferson Street.
Completed in 1833, the Burlington
Presbyterian Church was built with separate
front entrances for men and women. It featured
both Federal and Greek Revival detailing. In
the early 1900s, the building was home to the
Local Library Association. . . . — — Map (db m186221) HM
On Gallatin Street, on the right when traveling west.
This outstanding c. 1910 Bungalow home incorporates many Arts & Crafts design elements
including battered porch columns, 3-over-1 window sash, and a low pitched roof. It was built at the
beginning of mini-building boom in Burlington that lasted . . . — — Map (db m133142) HM
On North Jefferson Street at North Alley, on the left when traveling north on North Jefferson Street.
Attorney Erastus Tousey (1798-1863) and his
wife Catherine (1805-1895) built this grand
residence c. 1822. It is one of the most
academically correct examples of Federal style
architecture in Northern Kentucky.
Federal-period details include . . . — — Map (db m186262) HM
On North Jefferson Street south of North Alley, on the right when traveling north.
Joseph Foster built this graceful brick home c.
1831 in the Federal Style. Robert Sandford
acquired it in 1839 and remodeled the home
during the 1840s, adding fine Greek Revival
details such as the colonnaded entry. The
building served as a . . . — — Map (db m186219) HM
On North Jefferson Street (Kentucky Route 338) west of Temperate Street, on the right when traveling west.
One of several log structures on North Jefferson Street, this c. 1860 single pen log house was once part of the Willis Graves estate. It is named after James Hogan, who owned it from 1881 to 1912. The house was rehabilitated as a craft shop in 1992. . . . — — Map (db m201101) HM
On North Jefferson Street north of North Alley, on the right when traveling north.
This brick residence has seen many uses since it
was built, including that of parsonage. It was
built c. 1840 by James M. Runyan (1807-1859),
one of Burlington's mid-nineteenth century
blacksmiths. The structure features a side
passage plan . . . — — Map (db m186269) HM
On Washington Street (Kentucky Route 18) at Union Square, on the right when traveling west on Washington Street.
Interesting details abound in this spacious house originally built c. 1867 for Charles L. and Henrietta Latimer, and updated in the early 20th Century. The Latimers migrated to Missouri before 1870 and the home often changed hands. Edmund Walden . . . — — Map (db m186252) HM
On Kentucky Route 18 at Kentucky Route 338, on the right when traveling west on State Route 18.
There has been a courthouse on this site
since 1799 and the present one is the third
built on the site. Designed by the McDonald
Brothers of Louisville, the Renaissance
Revival style building was completed for
about $20,000. The courthouse . . . — — Map (db m133151) HM
On Union Square north of Washington Street (Kentucky Route 18), on the right when traveling west.
Built for Elijah Kirtley c.1830, probably by Benjamin Piatt Fowler, this substantial brick I-House served as the Boone House Tavern until 1870. It later became the residence of Fountain Riddell, attorney, state legislator and founder of the Boone . . . — — Map (db m186256) HM
On Washington Street (Kentucky Route 18) at Garrard Street, on the right when traveling west on Washington Street.
Built c. 1887 by Senator Samuel Walker Tolin (1849-1933), this brick residence retains the finest Folk Victorian detailing in Burlington. Tolin was a well-known attorney and Kentucky State Senator in 1902 who practiced law out of this building for . . . — — Map (db m201103) HM
On North Jefferson Street south of North Alley, on the right when traveling south.
This house was built c. 1884 for Hayden Polk
Stephens (1844-1932), an up and coming
Burlington lawyer. It is an outstanding example
of a late 19th Century Burlington residence. H.P.
Stephens later became a Judge in Kenton County,
where he died . . . — — Map (db m186267) HM
On Old Nicholson Road north of Main Street (U.S. 25), on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
In 1790s Abner Gaines built this Federal-style mansion and became owner of first stage line between Lexington and Cincinnati, 1818. House used as inn and stagecoach stop. It has 3 stairways and 10 carved mantels. Abners son, John P. Gaines, was . . . — — Map (db m136083) HM
On Main Street (Business U.S. 68) at 9th Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Alexander House
The federal style house was built for William W. Alexander, a state representative 1848-52. His father, William Alexander, owned a hemp factory until 1856, which was operated by 100 enslaved people. At 600 feet, it had one of . . . — — Map (db m170055) HM
On High Street at Ardery Place, on the right when traveling south on High Street.
Dedicated in honor of
Mary Desha
of Kentucky
one of the four founders of the
National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution
restoration commenced 1940 the Golden Jubilee Year, N.S.D.A.R.
by the
Kentucky Society, . . . — — Map (db m245039) HM
On Paris Cemetery 3rd Road west of Main Street (Business U.S. 68), on the left when traveling west.
The Paris Cemetery Gatehouse is a rare surviving example of Gothic architecture in Kentucky. John McMurtry was the Lexington builder/architect who had worked with Alexander Jackson Davis, New York architect, as the builder of Loudoun House (ca. . . . — — Map (db m218183) HM
Near Millersburg Road (U.S. 68) 1.4 miles east of Jackstown Road, on the right when traveling east.
Built of two-foot blue ash logs as home by Daniel Matheny, 1790. With Jacob Leer as class leader Mt. Gilead Methodist Society was organized here by Reverend Caleb Jarvis Taylor, author of revival hymns. Members were not allowed to buy slaves except . . . — — Map (db m218137) HM
Near 15th Street north of Greenup Avennue (U.S. 23/60), on the left when traveling north.
Kentucky native, Laura White, designed the Old First Christian Church on 17th Street in Ashland. It was built in 1890 in the Gothic Style at a cost of $6000. Avoiding post-Civil War unrest, Laura's father, Dougherty White, sent his wife and daughter . . . — — Map (db m228064) HM
On South Second Street, on the left when traveling north.
Kentucky School for the Deaf first opened 1823 in Danville, at 4th and Main Sts. In 1826, it moved to this campus. Jacobs Hall is oldest surviving building, constructed 1855-57, of Italianate design by architect Thomas Lewinski. Its interior is . . . — — Map (db m121561) HM
On West Riverside Drive west of Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
Noted for the distinctive Virginia "Piedmont" style entrances, Dr. Joshua Taylor Bradford, a pioneering surgeon, lived and had his office here. Dr. Bradford organized the Bracken County militia and heroically lead his home guard against superior . . . — — Map (db m217844) HM
On West Riverside Drive at Williams Street, on the right when traveling east on West Riverside Drive.
This log cabin was built using white oak logs cut in 1797, with the oldest log displaying a growth ring from 1690. It is believed to be the oldest school building still standing in the tri-state region. Due to its larger size and high-quality . . . — — Map (db m217843) HM
Near Gil Hopson Drive (County Route 1084) 0.3 miles north of Arcadia Circle, on the left when traveling north.
First public building in Jackson Purchase area. Built in 1823 for $100, it was originally erected at Wadesboro, Calloway county seat, 1822-42, where its first session of court was held, Feb. 13, 1823. Remained in use till new one built in 1831. . . . — — Map (db m179560) HM
On Gil Hopson Drive (County Road 1084) 0.3 miles north of Arcadia Circle, on the right when traveling north.
This one - room school building, named for Joseph Spillman Waters (1822-1898), its first teacher, once sat near New Concord. School operated from mid -1800s to 1936. Moved here, it was preserved as a representative of the type of school building . . . — — Map (db m179562) HM
On North 6th Street at Main Street (Kentucky Route 94), on the left when traveling north on North 6th Street.
103 North Sixth Street
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1900 — — Map (db m179585) HM
On Taylor Avenue north of Division Street, on the left when traveling south.
For many years the tower and nave of this edifice have served as an historic feature of Bellevue. The Sacred Heart Church, built 1874, was first house of worship in this city. Present building, erected 1892-93, was originally called Herz Jesu . . . — — Map (db m175078) HM
Near Riverboat Row, on the right when traveling south.
In 1865, with the Civil War ending, John Roebling was able to resume construction of his famous Suspension Bridge connecting Covington and Cincinnati. The top of the bridge pier on the Covington side immediately became a favorite place for . . . — — Map (db m174873) HM
Near Riverboat Row, on the right when traveling south.
Cincinnati 1800
Twelve years after its founding, Cincinnati was still a rough village of mostly two-story log and frame houses with a population of 750. No real skyline yet existed unless you count the steeple of First Presbyterian Church . . . — — Map (db m174863) HM
On East Third Street at Overton Street, on the right when traveling west on East Third Street.
Underground Railroad station. Mansion built by General Taylor, pioneer, banker, statesman. General in the War of 1812. Original house designed by H.B. Latrobe. Present house build, 1837. — — Map (db m135084) HM
Near Riverboat Row, on the right when traveling south.
Cincinnati 1910
Skyscrapers built along Fourth Street during the first decade of the 20th century transformed Cincinnati and its skyline. Photo courtesy of the Cincinnati Historical Society
[Photograph] . . . — — Map (db m174879) HM
On South Main Street at East 14th Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
1849: Constructed in 1848-1849, the Dillard Campbell House is the most sophisticated example of Greek Revival residential architecture in Christian County. Daniel Umbenhour of Bowling Green constructed the home inspired by nationally . . . — — Map (db m241875) HM
On East 9th Street at Liberty Street, on the right when traveling east on East 9th Street.
It would seemingly be impossible to erect a better building. Kentucky New Era, March 1, 1915
1915: The U.S. Post Office opened with great fanfare on Feb. 27, 1915. Constructed over a 15-month period, the . . . — — Map (db m241842) HM
On Athens Boonesboro Road (Kentucky Route 418) east of Jones Nursery Road, on the left when traveling east.
Jones Nursery
Griffin Fauntleroy Jones began one of Kentuckys earliest commercial nurseries. He sold fruit and ornamental trees, shrubs, and vines. Many orchards in Clark and surrounding counties were supplied from Jones Nursery. . . . — — Map (db m169688) HM
On Paris Road (Kentucky Route 627) 1.5 miles south of Austerlitz Road/Thatchers Mill Road (Kentucky Route 57), on the left when traveling south.
Home of two Revolutionary War officers: built about 1793 by Col. Nathaniel Gist 1735-1796 and Gen. Charles Scott 1739-1813, Governor of Kentucky 1808-1812 who married the widow Gist, 1807. — — Map (db m170085) HM
On North Main Street (U.S. 60) 0.1 miles north of East Broadway Street, on the right when traveling north.
Winchester, KY was established in 1793. The city underwent a boom with the arrival of railroads and became a major banking and commercial center. Winchesters location as the "Gateway to the Mountains" of Eastern KY . . . — — Map (db m164253) HM
On Boonesboro Road (Kentucky Route 627) at Old Stone Church Road, on the right when traveling south on Boonesboro Road.
Daniel Boone attended, Squire, Jr., Samuel, and Mary Boone baptized here. Church name changed, 1790, from Howard's Creek to Providence. William Bush, a member of Boone's second Ky. expedition, built the present stone structure of native limestone. . . . — — Map (db m30831) HM
On Queendale Center at Dorm Road, on the right when traveling north on Queendale Center.
On these grounds of the Red Bird River Community Hospital of the Evangelical United Brethren Church Center is log cabin built before 1800. Erected by Dillion Asher. Born, 1774, died, 1844. Buried near log house. Asher was keeper of first toll-gate . . . — — Map (db m212438) HM
On Locust Street north of West 7th Street, on the right when traveling north.
This imposing Victorian structure built circa 1860 by Dr. William Doswell Stirman, a successful physician. Received its name because he spent a fortune building it. In 1915, Samuel R. Ewing, civic leader and tobacco farmer, purchased and remodeled . . . — — Map (db m160124) HM
On West 5th Street at Ewing Court, on the right when traveling west on West 5th Street.
Erected in 1875, this building is the oldest example of Gothic architecture in Western Kentucky. Served as Trinity Episcopal Church, oldest brick church building in Owensboro, until 1964, when it was occupied by The Cliff Hagan Boys Club. The . . . — — Map (db m159333) HM
On Frederica Street (State Road 2831) at West 11th Street, on the right when traveling north on Frederica Street.
Built 1905-6, on site of the Louisville, Henderson and St. Louis depot. It represents an agreement between the Louisville, Henderson and St. Louis; the Louisville and Nashville; and the Illinois Central railroads to provide Union Station for . . . — — Map (db m159327) HM
Near Fitchburg Road, 3.1 miles north of Kentucky Route 52.
This historic structure was built at the peak of the iron industry in 1868. The furnace once produced high-quality iron used for railroad wheels and rails.
As you roam the grounds and explore this innovative construction, enjoy the opportunity . . . — — Map (db m131603) HM
Near Fitchburg Road, 3.1 miles north of Kentucky Route 52.
Welcome to what was once the Fitchburg Furnace Community--a bustling settlement that made its living from the iron and wood resources of these mountains. Fitchburg had mills, shops, and homes for more than 100 families, all engaged in the smelting . . . — — Map (db m131604) HM
Near Fitchburg Road, 3.1 miles north of Kentucky Route 52.
Each furnace operation was normally a self-contained community, known as an iron plantation, under the direction of an iron master, usually the owner. Under his direction several types of skilled laborers took part in the overall operation. Miners . . . — — Map (db m131607) HM
Near Fitchburg Road, 3.1 miles north of Kentucky Route 52.
The casting house was a wooden shed, which covered the sand moulds where the iron was run. Note the depression in the stone directly above the archway, which probably held the roof of the shed. Long trenches, sloping gradually from the front of the . . . — — Map (db m131609) HM
Near Fitchburg Road, 3.1 miles north of Kentucky Route 52.
"Give er fire." This cry ran through the woods as colliers tended huge piles of charring wood, which would be used as fuel at Fitchburg Furnace. Colliers, men who made charcoal, built many coal pits or hearths throughout the mountains during the . . . — — Map (db m131610) HM
On Athens Walnut Hill Road, 0.7 miles west of Interstate 75, on the left when traveling west.
Home of Capt. Robert Boggs, b.1746,
Mill Creek Hundred, Del. Moved to
Va. Soldier in Revolution. Came
to Ky., 1774, as chainman Col. John
Floyd's survey party. One of founders
of Boonesborough. Officer, Cherokee
Expedition, 1776. Under . . . — — Map (db m169730) HM
On North Broadway (U.S. 27/68) north of Kenyon Road, on the right when traveling north.
Fairlawn, ca. 1845. Home of Dr. Benjamin W. Dudley from 1846 until 1870. Small white cottage to south purchased by Dr. Dudley, 1839, used for instruction in anatomy and surgery while on faculty of Transylvania Medical School. William T. . . . — — Map (db m169849) HM
On Avenue of Champions (Kentucky Route 1974) north of South Martin Luther King Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
Frances Jewell McVey
Frances Jewell, a native Kentuckian, was a
graduate of Vassar College and Columbia
University. Beginning as an instructor in the
University of Kentucky English Department
from 1915-1921, Jewell served as Dean . . . — — Map (db m169879) HM
On Huguelet Drive north of University Drive, on the right when traveling north.
The original Haggin Hall In 1939, President Frank MeVey announced that Margaret Voorhies Haggin had created a trust fund in memory of her late husband, James B. Haggin. This gift continues to enrich the University today.
Born in Frankfort, . . . — — Map (db m169904) HM
On Huguelet Drive south of Rose Street, on the right when traveling north.
Herman L. Donovan
UK's Fourth President (1941-1956),
Donovan guided the University through
World War II and desegregation. He
focused much of his energy on post-war
planning for UK, which witnessed an
influx of returning service men . . . — — Map (db m169906) HM
On Administration Drive, 0.1 miles S. Limestone (U.S. 27), on the right when traveling east.
Opened in 1882 and known as the Main or College Building, it contained classrooms, offices, and a chapel for student assemblies. Designed by architect H. P. McDonald and built of brick fashioned from campus clays and stone at a total cost of . . . — — Map (db m134591) HM
On South Limestone (U.S. 27) at Huguelet Drive, on the right when traveling north on South Limestone.
Scovell Hall Named for M.A. Scovell in 1913, this building was opened in 1905, with major additions in 1913 and 1937. Utilizing a colonial design, it was the largest building on campus for many years. Served until mid-1990s as a center of . . . — — Map (db m202824) HM
On Old Frankfort Pike (Kentucky Route 1681) at Alexandria Drive, on the left when traveling east on Old Frankfort Pike.
The first pioneers
found a wild place brimming with buffalo, deer, elk, bear, panthers, wildcats and wolves. The land a tangle of
cane breaks, heavy forests, broken meadows, streams, and springs. They witnessed a new country of . . . — — Map (db m194471) HM
On Forest Avenue west of Sayre Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Home of James B. Clay, son of Henry Clay. Designed by Major Thomas Lewinski, as an Italianate villa. Floor plan consisted of central hall with 4 rooms on each floor. Thomas Clay's home, Mansfield, on Richmond Rd, designed at same time. James Clay . . . — — Map (db m169740) HM
On Market Street, 0 miles north of Church St., on the right when traveling north.
First Episcopal church in Ky., founded in 1796. Present Gothic structure, completed in 1848, was built by John McMurtry. Thomas Lewinski, architect. The Rev. James Moore was first rector and first president of Transylvania Univ. The Diocese of Ky. . . . — — Map (db m134601) HM
On Grosvenor Avenue south of Rose Street, on the right when traveling south.
Built for Senator John and Eliza Pope. Designed by B. H. Latrobe (1764-1820), father of American architectural profession and designer to Thomas Jefferson. The Pope Villa has hidden first-story services, with rotunda and major rooms on second story. . . . — — Map (db m169870) HM
On South Limestone north of Campus Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Keeneland Hall was named after the
Keeneland Foundation. Designed by
architects Frankel and Curtis of
Lexington, Keeneland Hall was a
modified Georgian structure. It had
four stories, a basement, and pairs of
double rooms with . . . — — Map (db m169896) HM
On Avenue of Champions south of South Limestone, on the right when traveling north.
Sarah Bennett Holmes
Holmes Hall was dedicated on May
25, 1958 and named for Sarah
Bennett Holmes, who served as the
University of Kentucky Dean of
Women from 1942 to 1957. In
addition to her longstanding service
to the University, . . . — — Map (db m169895) HM
On North Broadway at West 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on North Broadway.
Architects Shryock
"Best known surname in Kentucky architecture is Shryock." Family home, erected by Matthias Shryock (1774-1833), here. Designed first Episcopal church in city, 1814, and Mary Todd Lincoln home on W. Main. Son, . . . — — Map (db m136935) HM
Near West 3rd Street, near North Upper Street, on the right when traveling west.
Old Morrison
An early Greek Revival design by Kentucky architect Gideon Shryock. Trustee and teacher Henry Clay guided construction supported by bequest of Col. James Morrison. Work on building slowed by cholera epidemic of 1833. Dedication . . . — — Map (db m136933) HM
On West Short Street at Algonquin Street, on the left when traveling south on West Short Street.
(side one)
The cornerstone was laid on Nov. 12,1865 and church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. G.A. Carroll, Bishop of Covington, on Oct. 18, 1868.
The remains of the first pastor, Fr. Bekkers, are interred in a vault in the narthex of the . . . — — Map (db m119120) HM
On Madison Place south of West High Street (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling south.
Major Madison C. Johnson, a
lawyer and friend of Henry Clay,
commissioned Lexington architect
John McMurtry to construct Botherum
in 1851. The house is a combination
of Greek and Gothic Revival styles,
resulting in a unique cottage. It . . . — — Map (db m169867) HM
On Leestown Road (U.S. 421) at Hogan Drive, on the right when traveling east on Leestown Road.
Buena Vista
One-half mile south is the site of two-story frame house best known as the summer residence of Robert S. Todd (1791-1849), father of first lady Mary Todd Lincoln. The large family took refuge here from the heat and cholera of . . . — — Map (db m84253) HM
On Great Buffalo Trace at Fair Oaks Lane, on the left when traveling north on Great Buffalo Trace.
Built in 1881, this structure has seen many uses over the years. Originally constructed as Whiskey Warehouse A, it housed barrels of aging whiskey for several decades. As the distillery grew, the building served as a warehouse for bottling supplies, . . . — — Map (db m203012) HM
Near Wilkinson Boulevard (Route 421) north of West Plaza Connector Road (U.S. 127), on the right when traveling south.
Dry stone masonry is an ancient building tradition and occurs wherever rock is available and the craft tradition is known. Kentucky rock fences are a distinct style of folk architecture, locally called “rock fences” even though they . . . — — Map (db m62264) HM
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