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 30 such landmarks in Kentucky.

[2] Landmark name[3] Image Date of designation[3] Locality[3][4] County[3] Description[4]
1 Daniel C. Beard Boyhood Home 1965 HABS photo 01965-06-23 June 23, 1965 Covington Kenton Home of Daniel Carter Beard, a founder of the Boy Scouts of America
2 Belle of Louisville (River Steamboat) Belle of Louisville 2.jpg 01989-06-30 June 30, 1989 Louisville Jefferson One of the last authentic steamboats in existence
3 Burks' Distillery Makers-Mark-Distillery.jpg 01980-01-16 January 16, 1980 Loretto Marion The oldest active distillery in Kentucky
4 Churchill Downs Derby.jpg 01986-10-21 October 21, 1986 Louisville Jefferson Home of the legendary Kentucky Derby
5 Henry Clay Home (Ashland) Ashland HC.JPG 01960-12-19 December 19, 1960 Lexington Fayette Home of Henry Clay
6 Covington and Cincinnati Suspension Bridge CovingtonKY JARoeblingBridge.jpg 01975-05-15 May 15, 1975 Covington, KY and Cincinnati, OH Kenton, KY and Hamilton, OH Prototype for New York's Brooklyn Bridge
7 Fort Boonesborough Site Boonesborough.gif 01996-06-19 June 19, 1996 Richmond Madison One of the original settlements in Kentucky
8 Green River Shell Middens Archeological District Address restricted.PNG 01994-05-05 May 5, 1994 Logansport Butler Late Archaic Period site
9 Indian Knoll Address restricted.PNG 01964-09-23 September 23, 1964 McHenry Ohio Archaic shell heap
10 Jacobs Hall, Kentucky School for the Deaf 1987 HABS photo 01965-12-21 December 21, 1965 Danville Boyle Jacobs Hall is oldest remaining building at the Kentucky School for the Deaf.[5]
11 Keeneland Race Course Keeneland Race Course.jpg 01986-09-24 September 24, 1986 Lexington Fayette Race track
12 Labrot & Graham's Old Oscar Pepper Distillery 02000-05-15 May 15, 2000 Versailles Woodford Makers of Woodford Reserve
13 Liberty Hall 1986 HABS photo 01971-11-11 November 11, 1971 Frankfort Franklin Home of John Brown, who helped Kentucky attain statehood. Check Liberty Hall disambiguation.
14 Lincoln Hall, Berea College ca. 1980 HABS photo 01974-12-02 December 2, 1974 Berea Madison Building at Berea College, first biracial college in the United States
15 Locust Grove Locust Grove, Louisville.jpg 01986-06-23 June 23, 1986 Louisville Jefferson Former domicile of George Rogers Clark
16 Louisville Water Company Pumping Station Louisville water tower.jpg 01971-11-11 November 11, 1971 Louisville Jefferson Historic water tower along the Ohio River. (Verify that pumping station is same as tower.)
17 Mayor Andrew Broaddus (Lifesaving Station) MayorAndrewBroaddus.jpg 01989-06-30 June 30, 1989 Louisville Jefferson Only remaining floating lifestation
18 Dr. Ephraim McDowell House 1987 HABS photo 01965-01-12 January 12, 1965 Danville Boyle Site of first successful ovariotomy, done by Ephraim McDowell
19 Middle Creek Battlefield 01992-10-05 October 5, 1992 Prestonsburg Floyd Site of an early Union victory in January 1862, with future President James A. Garfield commanding the Union troops.
20 Mill Springs Battlefield Mill Springs Battlefield Visitor Center 01994-04-19 April 19, 1994 Nancy Pulaski Where a Union victory ended Confederate defensive line in Kentucky in 1862
21 Old Bank of Louisville 1987 HABS photo 01971-11-11 November 11, 1971 Louisville Jefferson
22 Old Morrison, Transylvania College 1987 HABS photo 01965-12-21 December 21, 1965 Lexington Fayette One of the first buildings of Transylvania University, the first college built west of the Appalachian Mountains
23 Old State House Old state house KY.png 01971-11-11 November 11, 1971 Frankfort Franklin
24 Perryville Battlefield Harpers-perryville-battle.jpg 01960-12-19 December 19, 1960 Perryville Boyle Site of largest battle in Kentucky during the American Civil War
25 Pine Mountain Settlement School Pine Mountain Settlement School 01991-12-04 December 4, 1991 Bledsoe Harlan Brought to a rural community an urban settlement house.[6]
26 Shakertown at Pleasant Hill Historic District Shakertown Trustees House 2005-05-27.jpeg 01971-11-11 November 11, 1971 Harrodsburg Mercer Home of a Shaker community
27 Zachary Taylor House Zachary Taylor House 1.JPG 01961-07-04 July 4, 1961 Louisville Jefferson Home of U.S. President Zachary Taylor
28 United States Marine Hospital U.S. Marine Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky.jpg 01997-09-25 September 25, 1997 Louisville Jefferson
29 Wendover (Frontier Nursing Service Headquarters) 01991-07-17 July 17, 1991 Hyden Leslie First American attempt to professionalize midwifery
30 Whitney M. Young Birthplace and Boyhood Home Whitney M. Young, Jr. Birthplace.jpg 01984-04-27 April 27, 1984 Simpsonville Shelby Birthplace and childhood home of Whitney Young

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ National Historic Landmarks, National Park Service, accessed May, 2006.
  2. ^ Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate the National Monuments, National Historic Sites, National Historic Landmark Districts and other higher designations from other NHL buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  3. ^ a b c d National Park Service (June 2011). "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State" (PDF). http://www.cr.nps.gov/nhl/designations/Lists/LIST11.pdf. Retrieved 2011-07-04. .
  4. ^ a b National Park Service. "National Historic Landmark Program: NHL Database". http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/default.cfm. Retrieved 2007-08-14. 
  5. ^ National Historic Landmarks Program (NHL)
  6. ^ National Historic Landmarks Program (NHL)
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