Early Families Here Owners whose families lived in the original house here - J.W. Denny, State Attorney General; Thomas Loughborough and son Judge Preston Loughborough, Chief U.S. Postal Inspector; Sally S. Jouett, widow of Colonel William R. . . . — — Map (db m84217) HM
This is an example of a farm
entryway, a type that has become
prevalent in the Bluegrass region.
Currently masons are asked to
build new entrances at farms and
estates, and this adds to the work
they do in private gardens and on
fence . . . — — Map (db m194223) HM
This Georgian home was built by Graham Vreeland in 1913. He was founder, publisher, and editor of the Frankfort News, which later became the State Journal. The architect was D. X. Murphy, who designed the grandstand and twin spires . . . — — Map (db m84461) HM
has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance as an exceptional distillery complex with the associated post-prohibition expansion of the distilled spirits industry. The district contains a diverse . . . — — Map (db m203015) HM
After a disastrous fire in 1999 this historic house was
preserved by the Kentucky Trust for Historic Preservation.
William Owsley bought the house in 1835 and lived here
when elected Governor in 1844. The house was built in 1813
by William . . . — — Map (db m194243) HM
In 1799, John Goodman manufactured furniture on Cross Street in
Lexington. By 1801, he had moved his furniture factory to Frankfort,
where, in this house he produced the first Kentucky-made piano. He
made it for the daughter of Governor James . . . — — Map (db m194242) HM
John Hampton House
Earliest surviving stone house in city. Built before 1840, it is constructed of patterned river limestone with jack arches over windows and doors. The builder, John Hampton, was a tavern owner and operator in the county by . . . — — Map (db m35603) HM
Edge fences are so named
because the rocks are placed on
their edges instead of being laid
horizontally.
They are primarily built using
field-collected rocks. The edge
fence in the park has a drain
covered by a flat rock called . . . — — Map (db m194227) HM
Kentucky's third capitol on this site was built in 1827-29 of Kentucky River marble. The two previous capitols were destroyed by fire. Gideon Shryock of Lexington, one of the state's most distinguished architects, designed the building which . . . — — Map (db m100990) HM
These are among the oldest type
of fence built in the region.
Constructed in the early 1800's
for wealthy landowners,
the fences are among the most
beautiful and enduring. This is in
part due to the construction of
the fence as shown in . . . — — Map (db m194229) HM
This home was built in 1934 by Colonel Albert Bacon Blanton as a private residence for him and his wife. A beautiful example of an Arts and Crafts style, this house retains its original woodwork and intricate detail. A nature lover, avid bird . . . — — Map (db m203045) HM
It is planted with 13,000 Alternantera and Santolina foliage plants. The
clock is one of the largest in the world and is similar to the famos clocks
of Edinburgh, Scotland and weighs 200,000 pounds. The base is faced with
native Kentucky field . . . — — Map (db m194265) HM
Irish "turnpikers, as they were
called, built this fence style in the
mid to late 1800's on the newly built
turnpikes.
The fence in the sectional drawing
shows tie rocks that overlap with the
fence center filled with loose rocks,
or . . . — — Map (db m194225) HM
This whiskey-aging warehouse, built in 1934 is constructed of huge, self-supporting ricks. The massive wooden beams support the entire inventory of 15.947 maturing barrels of fine Kentucky bourbon, clad in metal. This warehouse possessed the aging . . . — — Map (db m203007) HM
is a contributing property to the
Warsaw Historic District
listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m223026) HM
is a contributing property to the
Warsaw Historic District
listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m223080) HM
is a contributing property to the
Warsaw Historic District
listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m222952) HM
is a contributing property to the
Warsaw Historic District
listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m223162) HM
is a contributing property to the
Warsaw Historic District
listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m222970) HM
is a contributing property to the
Warsaw Historic District
listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m223021) HM
is a contributing property to the
Warsaw Historic District
listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m222975) HM
is a contributing property in the
Warsaw Historic District
listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m222990) HM
is a contributing property to the
Warsaw Historic District
listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m223041) HM
is a contributing property to the
Warsaw Historic District
listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m223155) HM
is a contributing property to the
Warsaw Historic District
listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m223055) HM
Built c. 1843 By Edmund Waller Hawkins
A Gift to
The Gallatin County Historical Society in 1984
from Harold Brown Connely Weldon
in memory of her grandmother,
Beall Summons Brown
1858 - 1942 — — Map (db m223066) HM
is a contributing property to the
Warsaw Historic District
listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m223171) HM
is a contributing property to the
Warsaw Historic District
listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m222977) HM
is a contributing property to the
Warsaw Historic District
listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m223002) HM
is a contributing property to the
Warsaw Historic District
listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m223153) HM
is a contributing property to the
Warsaw Historic District
listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m223001) HM
is a contributing property to the
Warsaw Historic District
listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m223156) HM
is a contributing property to the
Warsaw Historic District
listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m223070) HM
is a contributing property to the
Warsaw Historic District
listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m222987) HM
is a contributing property to the
Warsaw Historic District
listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m223164) HM
is a contributing property to the
Warsaw Historic District
listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m223005) HM
is a contributing property to the
Warsaw Historic District
listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m223039) HM
is a contributing property to the
Warsaw Historic District
listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m223027) HM
is a contributing property to the
Warsaw Historic District
listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m222985) HM
is a contributing property to the
Warsaw Historic District
listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m222961) HM
is a contributing property to the
Warsaw Historic District
listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m223037) HM
is a contributing property to the
Warsaw Historic District
listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m223074) HM
Built in 1847 by Benjamin Lone Rogers,
around a log cabin that dates back to
1789. Mansion took its name from a
cluster of trees that originally grew in
front of the house. This transitional Greek
Revival structure is one of the oldest . . . — — Map (db m171785) HM
First story, east wing of house, was the earliest brick residence in Grayson County. It was built ca. 1810 by Jack Thomas, first county and circuit court clerk. He added two-story brick wing on north, Federal style. Despite alterations of the . . . — — Map (db m123436) HM
Built in 1833-1834,the John M. McConnell House, is one of the earliest
surviving, largest and best constructed houses in northeastern Kentucky.
The house and associated structures, including a small
law office, were built for State . . . — — Map (db m126409) HM
John M. McConnell moved from Pennsylvania
to Greenupsburg in 1813. Practiced
law and served in Kentucky House in
1822-25, and Kentucky Senator in 1826-30.
In 1831 he purchased 250 acres
of land; built this Federal-style
dwelling, another brick . . . — — Map (db m126408) HM
Home of Robert C. Beauchamp
Robert Costain Beauchamp (1800-1884) was a farmer and businessman who served Hancock County in the state legislature from 1867-71. He eventually owned 5,000 acres of land in this county. Beauchamp was one of the . . . — — Map (db m160223) HM
This Georgian mansion was built in 1825 by John Y. Hill. It is known as "Hill House" and as "Aunt Beck Hill's Boarding House." Jenny Lind sang here in 1851 and George Armstrong Custer and wife boarded here, 1871-73. Doctors William Allen and Robert . . . — — Map (db m171013) HM
This Federal style house was built by the town's founder, James Young, in 1797. Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, stayed here while distributing flood relief to the victims of the 1884 flood. — — Map (db m122119) HM
The "new" Central Park Fountain, installed in July 2003, is a faithful reproduction of the fountain that stood on this site from 1892 to 1963. Originally costing $3000, the first fountain quickly became a treasured landmark in downtown Henderson. . . . — — Map (db m119724) HM
The banks resemblance to a fortress
was intended to emphasize security.
Its atrium is one of the oldest west of
the Allegheny Mountains.
This property has been placed on the
National Register of
of Historic Places
by the United . . . — — Map (db m119730) HM
The design of this English Gothic
church was supervised by Bishop
Benjamin Bosworth Smith; church
consecrated by him in May 1860.
Stained glass memorial windows
from Munich, Germany, donated.
Congregation organized in 1831;
first church . . . — — Map (db m172027) HM
Original two-room brick building,
unusual in design, was constructed
in 1830 of handmade brick from clay
on farm. It served as a stagecoach
stop between Hopkinsville and
Henderson before completion of
the Evansville, Henderson, and
Nashville . . . — — Map (db m171985) HM
This property is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Harvey-Bassett
House
1895 — — Map (db m171899) HM
Munns School was a one-room log structure
named for Eleanor Munns who once owned
the land. The present brick building was
built in 1879 and another room was added
in 1927-28. Munns School, used as a
Hopkins County school and a . . . — — Map (db m171881) HM
Home of Colonel Richard C. Anderson 1750-1826, American Rev. patriot. Aide to Lafayette, wounded at siege of Trenton and Savannah, captured at Charleston, fought at Yorktown, where surrender of Lord Cornwallis to Washington in 1781 completed the . . . — — Map (db m161982) HM
Nunnlea was built by Peter Funk ca. 1855 for his daughter Harriet Funk Hise. The grounds include the original brick smokehouse & slave quarters. The side wing and front porch were later additions. Once visited by Pres. Herbert Hoover, it was . . . — — Map (db m161981) HM
Home of Gen. George Rogers Clark from 1809 until his death, 1818. Built by William and Lucy Clark Croghan about 1790. Visited by Presidents Monroe, Jackson, Taylor. Clark and his 175 frontiersmen defeated British-Indians during Revolution: won . . . — — Map (db m161987) HM
Conrad-Seaton House
Constructed in 3 phases, the oldest part of this Federal style house was built by Valentine Conrad in 1803. Ca. 1805-10, a two-story addition with two chimneys was built. In 1844, John & Mary Hikes Seaton bought the . . . — — Map (db m161799) HM
In 1873, the Commonwealth of Kentucky established the Fourth Kentucky Lunatic Asylum (now known as Central State Hospital) on what is currently E.P. "Tom Sawyer State Park. The asylum was to take the incurable patients from across Kentucky and . . . — — Map (db m161781) HM
For most of the 19th century this house was center of prosperous Ohio River farm with an active riverboat landing. Built circa 1837 by Gabriel Farnsley (1800-1849). House and 200-acre farm site purchased, 1862, by Alanson Moremen (1803-90). . . . — — Map (db m161672) HM
The Forest School was originally built in 1905 as one room, located between Anchorage and Obannon Road. The school was later relocated to two lots on Berrytown Road. In 1912 an additional room was added and in 1928 another room was added giving the . . . — — Map (db m161777) HM
Isaac Hite's Home
This log house, which appears as Hite's house on John Filson's map printed in 1784, was on the plantation, Cave Spring, owned by Isaac Hite, an early surveyor. Hite (1753-1794) was born in Virginia. He came to Kentucky in . . . — — Map (db m161776) HM
In 1873, the fourth Kentucky state mental hospital was established here. From a single brick building housing 370 patients, grew a campus of 15 buildings and 5000 patients, including a working farm & orchards. Buildings constructed in Tudor and . . . — — Map (db m161780) HM
Louisville Water Works
Corner Stone
of
Engine House
Laid September 6, 1858
Water Supplied to the City
October 16, 1860
A. Harris, President
D.S. Benedict · J.S. Lithgow · B.J. Adams · William Inman
Directors
T.R. Scowden, Chief . . . — — Map (db m104118) HM
~Front~ Louisville Water Co. incorporated in 1854. Its first pumping station, in Classical Revival style, blends beauty and utility. The classic structures were designed and built by Theodore R. Scowden and his assistant, Charles Hermany. . . . — — Map (db m71979) HM
City of Audubon Park
The city was built on land granted to Col. William Preston in 1773 for service in French and Indian War. Its residential development (1912-45) proceeded from Audubon Country Club's incorporation, 1908. Credit is given to . . . — — Map (db m161326) HM
Lewis and Clark in Kentucky — Mulberry Hill
Home of William Clark from 1785 to 1803, who was a leader of Lewis and Clark Expedition to the west 1803-6. Also home to York, his slave who went with the Corps of Discovery on the . . . — — Map (db m161324) HM
Parish established in 1866 by Bishop Martin J. Spalding to serve the German and Irish Catholics in Butchertown. Reverend Leopold Walterspiel appointed to organize congregation under the patronage of St. Joseph. The present church was dedicated in . . . — — Map (db m161179) HM
Home of Anne & Carl Braden
4403 Virginia was longtime home of Anne and Carl Braden, early white allies of the southern civil rights movement. Segregationists marched here in 1954 after the couple helped an African American family desegregate . . . — — Map (db m161685) HM
Muhammad Ali's Home Site
Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. was born on January 17, 1942 at Louisville General Hospital. He grew up and lived here at 3302 Grand Ave. with his parents, Odessa & Cassius Clay, Sr., and brother, Rudolph. Ali attended . . . — — Map (db m161678) HM
Samuel M. Plato developed quality single-family housing for Blacks in West Louisville from 1945-1950. His firm, Plato Construction Company, built 88 homes in the Westover Neighborhood. Plato Terrace was named in his honor. Plato designed and built . . . — — Map (db m161702) HM
St. Frances of Rome Church
In 1886, Bishop McCloskey purchased Stellers Woods at Cavewood Ave. (now Clifton) & Payne St. for a new parish. Named for Francesca Romana (1384-1440, canonized 1608, feast day Mar. 9), who inspired women to pray, . . . — — Map (db m161991) HM
Designed and built by Gideon Shryock, father of Greek Revival architecture in Kentucky. Bank was chartered by General Assembly in 1832 and building completed in 1837. — — Map (db m161202) HM
Built in the Italianate style by tobacco merchant Francis S. J. Ronald in 1868, it was named for the Thomas Brennan family, who lived here from 1884-1969. A native of Ireland and an inventor, he and his wife, Anna, raised 8 children here. In 1912 . . . — — Map (db m161286) HM
Center Street C.M.E. Church
Center Street C.M.E. was outgrowth of M.E. Church South. Became first of denomination in Louisville during early 1870s and hosted 3rd General C.M.E. Conference in 1874. Under leadership of Dr. L. H. Brown, church . . . — — Map (db m161256) HM
Clarke & Loomis Architects
Charles Julian Clarke (1836-1908) of Frankfort, Ky. & Arthur Loomis (1858-1935) of Jeffersonville, In. collaborated from 1876 on many Louisville landmarks: Carter Dry Goods, Conrad-Caldwell House, Old Medical . . . — — Map (db m161203) HM
Louisville architect Dennis Xavier Murphy inherited a thriving architectural firm from Henry Whitestone and solidified it as a preeminent design firm in the growing city. The firm was well-known for its design of the Galt House Hotel; the . . . — — Map (db m204787) HM
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