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This is a list of plantations (including plantation houses) in the U.S. state of Kentucky, which are: National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design.[1][2][3]

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Color key Historic register listing
National Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places
Contributing property to a National Register of Historic Places historic district
Designated Kentucky landmark or Historic Marker
Designated Kentucky Heritage Farm (Kentucky Heritage Council)
Not listed on national or state register
NRHP reference number Name Image Date designated Locality County Notes
83002891 Alexander Plantation House June 23, 1983 Midway Woodford Alexander Plantation house is a notable example of early Kentucky stone architecture
83002837 Anatok February 17, 1983 Bardstown
37°48′29″N 85°28′17″W / 37.8081194°N 85.47147740000003°W / 37.8081194; -85.47147740000003 (Anatok Plantation House) 		Nelson Currently owned by the Diocese of Louisville. Daniel Rudd, a prominent African-American Catholic journalist, was born into slavery on the plantation in 1854.
76000913 Arcadia May 4, 1976 Shelby City Lincoln Arcadia is an excellent example of Greek Revival architecture. The house was built in 1836 by Isaac Shelby, Jr, a gentleman farmer, who was the fourth son of Isaac Shelby, the first Governor of Kentucky. Arcadia remained in the Shelby family until the early 1960s. It still contains many pieces of their original furniture.
66000357 Ashland December 19, 1960 Lexington
38°01′43″N 84°28′48″W / 38.02861°N 84.48000°W / 38.02861; -84.48000 (Ashland, The Henry Clay Estate) 		Fayette
88003372 Aspen Hall February 8, 1989 Harrodsburg Mercer
83002633 Beechland July 12, 1983 Louisville Jefferson Site of the marriage of Jefferson Davis to Sarah Knox Taylor, daughter of President Zachary Taylor
83002889 Blossom Hill July 21, 1983 Milton Trimble
98000325 Blue Wing Landing April 27, 1998 Gratz Owen Modernly, the house is known as the Mason Brown House, and was home to the notable Brown family.
88003368 Sutfield House February 9, 1989 Harrodsurg Mercer also known as Alexandria
78001375 The Cedars 1978 Stanford Lincoln Built in 1853. Also known as Shadowlands.
76000925 Clay Hill November 7, 1976 Harrodsburg Mercer
93000045 Coleman-Desha Plantation Cynthiana Harrison
76000926 Doricham October 22, 1976 Harrodsburg Mercer
Duncan Hall Bloomfield Nelson Built by Confederate Major Green Duncan in 1854 and housed 61 slaves. Remained in the same family until the 21st century. Burned in 2009.
83002660 Edgewood August 16, 1983 Brownsboro Farm Jefferson
Elmwood 1972 Perryville Boyle Designated a Kentucky landmark. Served as a hospital during the Battle of Perryville
Emmick Plantation Lewisport Hancock
Fairfax Plantation Bloomfield Nelson Built by John Stone, a native of Fairfax County, Va. in 1791. Home was later expanded. Also known as Stoneland.
Fairfield Paris Bourbon
72000536 Farmington October 18, 1972 Louisville Jefferson
Fearn Hill Hunters Bottom Carroll
83002668 Fishpool Plantation Louisville
Federal Grove Auburn Logan At its peak, Federal Grove consisted of more than 2,000 acres
71000354 Federal Hill March 11, 1971 Bardstown Nelson
87002189 Forest Hill December 30, 1987 Stanford Lincoln
Gatliff Plantation Knox
Giltner Plantation Hunters Bottom Carroll In 1848, Francis Giltner was involved in a federal case Giltner vs. Gorham in Michigan, involving runaway slaves from his plantation.
73000786 The Grange April 11, 1973 Paris Bourbon
77000614 Helm Place August 3, 1978 Lexington Fayette Eventual home of Mary Todd Lincoln's sister, Emilie Todd Helm. Also known as Cedar Hall.
Henry Duncan House Bloomfield Nelson Built by Henry Duncan, a descendant of Christopher Newport and Thomas Bragg, in 1783. Home was enlarged in 1800 and 1815.
80001649 James W. Alcorn House April 11, 1980 Stanford Lincoln Also known as the Hickories at St. Alsaph's.
83002828 Honeysuckle Hill August 11, 1983 Harrodsburg Mercer
Huston Plantation Morganfield Union The oldest part of the house dates to 1820 with the main section constructed in 1843. The plantation was commandeered by Union forces as a campground during the American Civil War.
71000347 Locust Grove June 23, 1986 Louisville
38°17′13″N 85°39′43″W / 38.28706°N 85.66192°W / 38.28706; -85.66192 (Locust Grove) 		Jefferson
Longview Farm Glenview Jefferson The home was built in the 1840s, and is listed as it was once a part of Locust Grove Plantation
Maple Hill Manor Springfield Washington Served as Confederate encampment and Union Hospital. Childhood home of Phil Simms.
84000292 McCutcheon Meadows November 24, 1984 Auburn Logan
Maplewood Plantation Walton Boone Maplewood was the home to fugitive slave Margaret Garner, and the inspiration for "Sweet Home," the fictional plantation in Toni Morrison's Beloved.
Mount Brilliant Lexington Fayette Built on 2,000 acres of land gifted by Thomas Jefferson to William Russell in recognition of his brother Henry’s outstanding military service in the French and Indian War.
Mount Lebanon Paris Bourbon Home to Kentucky's second governor
Maplewood Plantation Walton Boone Maplewood was the home to fugitive slave Margaret Garner, and the inspiration for "Sweet Home," the fictional plantation in Toni Morrison's Beloved.
00000269 Newell B. McClaskey House March 24, 2000 Bloomfield Nelson
Oaklawn Plantation Bardstown Nelson Currently a bed and breakfast named Bourbon Manor.
83002855 Oldham Plantation Falmouth Pendleton formerly listed on the National Register of Historic Places
76000907 Oxmoor July 13, 1976 Louisville Jefferson
75000763 Pleasant Retreat May 6, 1975 Lancaster Garrard Home of Kentucky Governor William Owsley and the replica slave cabin featured in Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin
83002887 Preston Plantation July 21, 1983 Bedford Trimble The plantation consisted of 8,000 acres
76000862 Richwood Plantation August 11, 1976 Milton Trimble
05001316 Ridgeway November 25, 2005 Cynthiana Harrison Also known as Handy House and Chestnut Hall.
79003117 Riverside April 20, 1979 Louisville Jefferson
Rocky Hill Plantation Smithland Livingston Home to Thomas Jefferson's sister, Lucy Jefferson Lewis. Site of infamous 1811 slave (Slave George) murder.[4]
Sanford Bishop House Bloomfield Nelson
Scarlett Berkley Duncan Plantation Bloomfield Nelson
Slead House Shelbyville Shelby Historically, a 2,000-acre hemp plantation built in 1860 by the Slead Family.
73000814 Sportsman's Hill April 11, 1973 Crab Orchard Lincoln
66000359 Springfield July 4, 1961 Louisville
38°16′45″N 85°38′50″W / 38.27917°N 85.64722°W / 38.27917; -85.64722 (Springfield, The Zachary Taylor House) 		Jefferson The boyhood home of President Zachary Taylor
Anoatop Plantation Bloomfield Nelson Built by John Jones in the late 1850s. Currently houses a bed and breakfast and winery. Also known as Springhill
Springrest Plantation Bloomfield Nelson Built by Dr. Micajah Glasscock in 1854.
Stillwell Heady Plantation Bloomfield Nelson Built by the Heady family off of highway 458.
Stone Hall Plantation Bloomfield Nelson Built in 1835 by Isaac Davis Stone on land owned by his father since 1791.
Villa Lawn Bardstown Nelson
W.J. Kendrick Plantation Monticello Wayne
Walnut Hill Gethsemane Lincoln Walnut Hill was one of the first brick buildings built in Kentucky, but it was torn down in the 1940s. Only the meat cabin survives.
80001662 Walnut Groves Plantation April 1, 1980 Bloomfield Nelson Also known as Walnut Groves Farm or Merrifield House. Built by Samuel Boone Merrifield around 1830. Owned by the Merrifield, then McClaskey families; then by the Merrfield family again.

Now owned by Linda Bruckheimer and her movie producer husband, Jerry.

71000342 Waveland Plantation August 12, 1971 Lexington Fayette
85001841 Ward Hall August 23, 1985 Georgetown Scott Home to the family of famed Southern Belle Sallie Ward and Kentucky's Confederate Governor George Johnson.
71000352 White Hall March 11, 1971 Richmond Madison
84001824 Anderson-Smith House March 1, 1984 Paducah McCracken Serves as an official Kentucky Welcome Center and houses the furniture of Vice-President Alben Barkley. Also known as Whitehaven or "Bide-a-wee."
73000824 Wickland February 16, 1973 Bardstown Nelson Has been the home of 3 governors: two from Kentucky and one from Louisiana
William Gatewood Plantation Bedford Trimble Author and abolitionist Henry Bibb was enslaved on this plantation. After seeing six of his younger brothers sold away to other slave owners, Bibb escaped from slavery in 1842 and went on to work as an abolitionist and set up the first black newspaper in Canada.
10000904 Woodstock Plantation November 10, 2010 Trenton Todd Built in 1830, the home was once part of the 3,000 acres Woodstock Plantation.

See also

References

  1. ^ "How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation Archived 2013-12-04 at the Wayback Machine," (PDF), National Register Bulletins, National Park Service. Retrieved March 22, 2007.
  2. ^ National Park Service (April 2007). "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-09. Retrieved 2007-05-20.
  3. ^ National Park Service. "National Historic Landmark Program: NHL Database". Archived from the original on 2004-06-06. Retrieved 2007-08-14.
  4. ^ "Jefferson's Nephews - The Murder of a Slave". YouTube.
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