National Register of Historic Places listings in Daviess County, Kentucky

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Daviess County, Kentucky.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Daviess County, Kentucky, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.^[1]

There are 38 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Another property was once listed but has been removed.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted November 22, 2024.^[2]

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Current listings

^[3]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed^[4]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Archeological Site 15 Da 39	Archeological Site 15 Da 39	December 22, 1978 (#78001310)	Off the Ohio River shoreline northeast of Owensboro^[5] 37°51′30″N 87°01′54″W / 37.858333°N 87.031667°W / 37.858333; -87.031667 (Archeological Site 15 Da 39)	Maceo
2	D.D. Bogard House	D.D. Bogard House	May 22, 1980 (#80001503)	303 E. 4th St. 37°46′23″N 87°06′30″W / 37.773056°N 87.108333°W / 37.773056; -87.108333 (D.D. Bogard House)	Owensboro
3	Breidenbach Building	Breidenbach Building	March 28, 1986 (#86000660)	208 W. 3rd St. 37°46′25″N 87°06′46″W / 37.773611°N 87.112667°W / 37.773611; -87.112667 (Breidenbach Building)	Owensboro
4	Callas Sweet Shop	Callas Sweet Shop	March 28, 1986 (#86000661)	420 Frederica Ave. 37°46′19″N 87°06′49″W / 37.771944°N 87.113611°W / 37.771944; -87.113611 (Callas Sweet Shop)	Owensboro
5	Carnegie Free Public Library (DAOB 41)	Carnegie Free Public Library (DAOB 41)	August 6, 1986 (#86002234)	901 Frederica Ave. 37°46′02″N 87°06′45″W / 37.767222°N 87.112500°W / 37.767222; -87.112500	Owensboro
6	Le Vega Clements House	Le Vega Clements House	March 28, 1986 (#86000663)	1500 N. Highland Ave. 37°46′27″N 87°05′31″W / 37.774167°N 87.091944°W / 37.774167; -87.091944 (Le Vega Clements House)	Owensboro
7	Confederate Monument in Owensboro	Confederate Monument in Owensboro More images	July 17, 1997 (#97000708)	1 block north of the junction of U.S. Routes 60 and 431 37°46′26″N 87°06′48″W / 37.773889°N 87.113222°W / 37.773889; -87.113222 (Confederate Monument in Owensboro)	Owensboro
8	Howell J. Davis House	Howell J. Davis House	August 3, 1990 (#90001168)	3301 Veach Rd. 37°44′17″N 87°06′08″W / 37.738056°N 87.102222°W / 37.738056; -87.102222 (Howell J. Davis House)	Owensboro
9	Doctors' Row Historic District	Doctors' Row Historic District	March 28, 1986 (#86000662)	W. 4th St. between Frederica and Saint Ann Sts. 37°46′22″N 87°06′44″W / 37.772778°N 87.112222°W / 37.772778; -87.112222 (Doctors' Row Historic District)	Owensboro
10	Federal Building and US Post Office-Owensboro	Federal Building and US Post Office-Owensboro	April 13, 1989 (#89000295)	5th and Frederica 37°46′18″N 87°06′46″W / 37.771667°N 87.112778°W / 37.771667; -87.112778	Owensboro
11	Gillim House	Gillim House	March 28, 1986 (#86000664)	517 Frederica St. 37°46′15″N 87°06′46″W / 37.770833°N 87.112778°W / 37.770833; -87.112778 (Gillim House)	Owensboro
12	Felix Grimes House	Upload image	June 18, 1975 (#75000746)	1301 Leitchfield Rd. 37°45′55″N 87°05′22″W / 37.765278°N 87.089444°W / 37.765278; -87.089444 (Felix Grimes House)	Owensboro
13	Haphazard	Haphazard	August 22, 1975 (#75000747)	Pleasant Valley Rd. 37°46′56″N 87°04′24″W / 37.782222°N 87.073333°W / 37.782222; -87.073333 (Haphazard)	Owensboro
14	Kentucky Buggy Company Building	Kentucky Buggy Company Building	September 29, 2015 (#15000649)	301 E. 9th St. 37°46′04″N 87°06′28″W / 37.7677°N 87.1079°W / 37.7677; -87.1079 (Kentucky Buggy Company Building)	Owensboro
15	Thomas Krahwinkel House	Thomas Krahwinkel House	July 30, 2013 (#13000556)	10501 U.S. Route 60 37°50′37″N 87°18′39″W / 37.843611°N 87.310833°W / 37.843611; -87.310833 (Thomas Krahwinkel House)	Owensboro
16	McKay-Thornberry House	McKay-Thornberry House	May 3, 1984 (#84001408)	S. Hampton Rd. 37°45′42″N 86°58′00″W / 37.761667°N 86.966667°W / 37.761667; -86.966667 (McKay-Thornberry House)	Owensboro
17	Medley House	Medley House	February 20, 1980 (#80001504)	1220 Frederica St. 37°45′52″N 87°06′47″W / 37.764444°N 87.113056°W / 37.764444; -87.113056 (Medley House)	Owensboro
18	George Mischel and Sons Building	George Mischel and Sons Building	March 28, 1986 (#86000756)	412 E. 2nd St. 37°46′30″N 87°06′25″W / 37.775000°N 87.107083°W / 37.775000; -87.107083 (George Mischel and Sons Building)	Owensboro
19	Monarch-Payne House	Monarch-Payne House	March 28, 1986 (#86000757)	1432 E. 4th St. 37°46′26″N 87°05′34″W / 37.773750°N 87.092778°W / 37.773750; -87.092778 (Monarch-Payne House)	Owensboro
20	J.Z. Moore Historic District	J.Z. Moore Historic District	March 28, 1986 (#86000659)	Roughly bounded by W. and E. 12th, Daviess, E. and W. 14th, and Saint Ann Sts. 37°45′51″N 87°06′37″W / 37.764167°N 87.110278°W / 37.764167; -87.110278 (J.Z. Moore Historic District)	Owensboro
21	Moorman House	Moorman House	March 27, 1992 (#92000140)	2731 W. 2nd St. 37°46′29″N 87°08′40″W / 37.774722°N 87.144444°W / 37.774722; -87.144444 (Moorman House)	Owensboro
22	Mount St. Joseph Academy	Mount St. Joseph Academy	January 25, 1979 (#79000970)	Kentucky Route 56 37°41′35″N 87°19′29″W / 37.693056°N 87.324722°W / 37.693056; -87.324722 (Mount St. Joseph Academy)	Saint Joseph
23	Odd Fellows Building	Odd Fellows Building	March 28, 1986 (#86000758)	200-204 W. 3rd St. 37°46′25″N 87°06′45″W / 37.773611°N 87.112500°W / 37.773611; -87.112500 (Odd Fellows Building)	Owensboro
24	Owensboro Armory	Owensboro Armory	September 6, 2002 (#02000919)	1501 Parrish Ave. 37°45′40″N 87°07′34″W / 37.761111°N 87.126111°W / 37.761111; -87.126111 (Owensboro Armory)	Owensboro	Demolished 2012
25	Owensboro Historic Commercial District	Owensboro Historic Commercial District	January 12, 1983 (#83002626)	2nd St. between St. Ann and Lewis Sts. 37°46′29″N 87°06′38″W / 37.774722°N 87.110556°W / 37.774722; -87.110556	Owensboro
26	Owensboro Historic Downtown Commercial District	Owensboro Historic Downtown Commercial District	July 26, 2005 (#04001251)	Roughly between Frederica, Clay, 2nd, and 4th Sts. 37°46′27″N 87°06′38″W / 37.774167°N 87.110556°W / 37.774167; -87.110556	Owensboro
27	Phillip's Court District	Phillip's Court District	March 28, 1986 (#86000658)	Roughly bounded by Technical High School, Cruze Dr., W. 18th St., and Frederica Ave. 37°45′39″N 87°06′40″W / 37.760833°N 87.111111°W / 37.760833; -87.111111 (Phillip's Court District)	Owensboro
28	Camden Riley House	Camden Riley House	March 28, 1986 (#86000760)	112 E. 4th St. 37°46′21″N 87°06′51″W / 37.772500°N 87.114167°W / 37.772500; -87.114167 (Camden Riley House)	Owensboro
29	St. Joseph Church	St. Joseph Church	November 3, 1983 (#83003651)	4th and Clay Sts. 37°46′22″N 87°06′22″W / 37.772778°N 87.106111°W / 37.772778; -87.106111 (St. Joseph Church)	Owensboro
30	Maj. Hampden Smith House	Maj. Hampden Smith House	September 28, 1976 (#76000865)	909 Frederica St. 37°46′01″N 87°06′44″W / 37.767056°N 87.112222°W / 37.767056; -87.112222 (Maj. Hampden Smith House)	Owensboro
31	James L. Stinnett House	James L. Stinnett House	December 30, 2019 (#100004830)	10184 Hwy 54 37°40′59″N 86°52′05″W / 37.6831°N 86.8680°W / 37.6831; -86.8680 (James L. Stinnett House)	Whitesville
32	James J. Sweeney House	James J. Sweeney House	August 11, 1980 (#80001505)	121 E. 5th St. 37°46′19″N 87°06′36″W / 37.771944°N 87.110000°W / 37.771944; -87.110000 (James J. Sweeney House)	Owensboro
33	Temple Adath Israel	Temple Adath Israel More images	March 28, 1986 (#86000761)	429 Daviess St. 37°46′19″N 87°06′34″W / 37.771833°N 87.109444°W / 37.771833; -87.109444 (Temple Adath Israel)	Owensboro
34	Thompson and Powell Martyrs Monument	Thompson and Powell Martyrs Monument More images	July 17, 1997 (#97000707)	Junction of Kentucky Routes 56 and 500 37°41′44″N 87°19′30″W / 37.695556°N 87.325111°W / 37.695556; -87.325111	Saint Joseph
35	Trinity Episcopal Church	Trinity Episcopal Church	April 10, 1972 (#72000530)	403 W. 5th St. 37°46′18″N 87°06′53″W / 37.771667°N 87.114722°W / 37.771667; -87.114722 (Trinity Episcopal Church)	Owensboro
36	Union Station	Union Station	August 1, 1979 (#79000969)	1039 Frederica St. 37°45′57″N 87°06′43″W / 37.765833°N 87.111944°W / 37.765833; -87.111944 (Union Station)	Owensboro
37	Willow Hill	Willow Hill	June 9, 1982 (#82004621)	Jones Rd. 37°47′01″N 87°00′47″W / 37.783611°N 87.013056°W / 37.783611; -87.013056 (Willow Hill)	Owensboro
38	Yewell House	Yewell House	March 28, 1986 (#86000762)	630 Clay St. 37°46′12″N 87°06′23″W / 37.770000°N 87.106389°W / 37.770000; -87.106389 (Yewell House)	Owensboro

Former listing

^[3]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Ames Building	Upload image	March 28, 1986 (#86000657)	October 17, 1988	401 W. Third St.	Owensboro	Was being partially demolished when it was destroyed by fire on July 17, 1987.^[6]^[7]

References

^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved November 22, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
^ Pollack, David, ed. The Archaeology of Kentucky: An Update. Frankfort: Kentucky Heritage Council, 2008, 35.
^ "Fire razes part of downtown building". Messenger-Inquirer. July 18, 1987. p. 1A. Retrieved July 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/64000247_text

[1] The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.

[2] National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved November 22, 2024.

[NRHP_colors-3] Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.

[refnums-4] The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.

[5] Pollack, David, ed. The Archaeology of Kentucky: An Update. Frankfort: Kentucky Heritage Council, 2008, 35.

[6] "Fire razes part of downtown building". Messenger-Inquirer. July 18, 1987. p. 1A. Retrieved July 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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