This is a complete list of National Historic Landmarks in Kentucky.[1] There are 32 such landmarks in Kentucky; one landmark has had its designation withdrawn.
[2] | Landmark name | Image | Date designated[3] | Location | County | Description |
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1 | Daniel C. Beard Boyhood Home | June 23, 1965 (#66000360) |
Covington 39°05′21″N 84°30′20″W / 39.089167°N 84.50556°W | Kenton | Home of Daniel Carter Beard, a founder of the Boy Scouts of America | |
2 | BELLE OF LOUISVILLE (river steamboat) | June 30, 1989 (#72000535) |
Louisville 38°15′33″N 85°45′20″W / 38.259167°N 85.75556°W | Jefferson | One of the last authentic steamboats in existence | |
3 | Burks' Distillery | January 16, 1980 (#74000893) |
Loretto 37°38′52″N 85°20′56″W / 37.647778°N 85.348889°W | Marion | Producer of Maker's Mark bourbon whiskey | |
4 | Camp Nelson Historic and Archeological District | February 27, 2013 (#13000286) |
Nicholasville 37°47′16″N 84°35′53″W / 37.7878°N 84.5981°W | Jessamine | Military depot and African-American recruitment center for the Union Army | |
5 | Churchill Downs | October 21, 1986 (#78001348) |
Louisville 38°12′11″N 85°46′12″W / 38.203056°N 85.77°W | Jefferson | Home of the legendary Kentucky Derby | |
6 | Henry Clay Home (Ashland) | December 19, 1960 (#66000357) |
Lexington 38°01′43″N 84°28′48″W / 38.0286°N 84.48°W | Fayette | Home of Henry Clay | |
7 | Covington and Cincinnati Suspension Bridge | May 15, 1975 (#75000786) |
Covington, KY and Cincinnati, OH 39°05′32″N 84°30′34″W / 39.09222°N 84.5094°W | Kenton, KY and Hamilton, OH | Prototype for New York's Brooklyn Bridge | |
8 | Fort Boonesborough Site | June 19, 1996 (#94000303) |
Richmond 37°54′02″N 84°16′06″W / 37.900556°N 84.2683°W | Madison | One of the original settlements in Kentucky | |
9 | Green River Shell Middens Archeological District | May 5, 1994 (#85003182) |
Multiple | Butler, Henderson, McLean, Muhlenberg, and Ohio | 23 Late Archaic period sites | |
10 | Indian Knoll | September 23, 1964 (#66000362) |
McHenry | Ohio | Archaic shell midden | |
11 | Jacobs Hall, Kentucky School for the Deaf | December 21, 1965 (#66000354) |
Danville 37°38′29″N 84°46′18″W / 37.641389°N 84.77167°W | Boyle | Oldest remaining building at the Kentucky School for the Deaf[4] | |
12 | Keeneland Race Course | September 24, 1986 (#86003487) |
Lexington 38°02′44″N 84°36′38″W / 38.04556°N 84.61056°W | Fayette | Race track | |
13 | Labrot and Graham's Old Oscar Pepper Distillery | May 16, 2000 (#95001272) |
Versailles 38°06′46″N 84°48′43″W / 38.11278°N 84.8119°W | Woodford | Producer of Woodford Reserve bourbon whiskey | |
14 | Liberty Hall | November 11, 1971 (#71000344) |
Frankfort 38°11′59″N 84°52′52″W / 38.1997°N 84.8811°W | Franklin | Home of John Brown, who helped Kentucky attain statehood | |
15 | Lincoln Hall, Berea College | December 2, 1974 (#74000892) |
Berea 37°34′19″N 84°17′09″W / 37.57194°N 84.28583°W | Madison | Building at Berea College, first biracial college in the United States | |
16 | Locust Grove | June 23, 1986 (#71000347) |
Louisville 38°17′13″N 85°39′43″W / 38.2869°N 85.6619°W | Jefferson | Former domicile of George Rogers Clark | |
17 | Louisville Water Company Pumping Station | November 11, 1971 (#71000348) |
Louisville 38°16′50″N 85°42′04″W / 38.28056°N 85.7011°W | Jefferson | Historic water tower and pumping station along the Ohio River | |
18 | MAYOR ANDREW BROADDUS (Lifesaving Station) | June 30, 1989 (#89001446) |
Louisville 38°15′33″N 85°45′18″W / 38.259167°N 85.755°W | Jefferson | Only remaining floating lifestation | |
19 | Dr. Ephraim McDowell House | January 12, 1965 (#66000355) |
Danville 37°38′42″N 84°46′16″W / 37.645°N 84.7711°W | Boyle | Site of first successful ovariotomy, done by Ephraim McDowell | |
20 | Middle Creek Battlefield | October 5, 1992 (#91001665) |
Prestonsburg 37°39′01″N 82°48′50″W / 37.650278°N 82.81389°W | Floyd | Site of an early Union victory in January 1862, with future President James A. Garfield commanding the Union troops | |
21 | Mill Springs Battlefield | April 19, 1994 (#93000001) |
Nancy 37°00′19″N 84°45′28″W / 37.00528°N 84.75778°W | Pulaski | Where a Union victory ended Confederate defensive line in Kentucky in 1862 | |
22 | Old Bank of Louisville | November 11, 1971 (#71000349) |
Louisville 38°15′20″N 85°45′20″W / 38.25556°N 85.7556°W | Jefferson | ||
23 | Old Morrison, Transylvania College | December 21, 1965 (#66000358) |
Lexington 38°03′09″N 84°29′38″W / 38.0525°N 84.4939°W | Fayette | One of the first buildings of Transylvania University, the first college built west of the Appalachian Mountains | |
24 | Old State House | November 11, 1971 (#71000346) |
Frankfort 38°12′01″N 84°52′36″W / 38.20028°N 84.8767°W | Franklin | ||
25 | Perryville Battlefield | December 19, 1960 (#66000356) |
Perryville 37°40′31″N 84°58′11″W / 37.67528°N 84.9697°W | Boyle | Site of largest battle in Kentucky during the American Civil War | |
26 | Pine Mountain Settlement School | December 4, 1991 (#78001337) |
Bledsoe 36°56′55″N 83°10′59″W / 36.9486°N 83.18306°W | Harlan | Brought to a rural community an urban settlement house[5] | |
27 | Shakertown at Pleasant Hill Historic District | November 11, 1971 (#71000353) |
Harrodsburg 37°49′05″N 84°44′25″W / 37.81806°N 84.74028°W | Mercer | Home of a Shaker community | |
28 | George T. Stagg Distillery | February 27, 2013 (#01000450) |
Frankfort 38°13′03″N 84°52′11″W / 38.2175°N 84.8697°W | Franklin | Producer of Buffalo Trace bourbon whiskey, a rare example of a distillery that operated before, during, and after Prohibition | |
29 | Zachary Taylor House | July 4, 1961 (#66000359) |
Louisville 38°16′45″N 85°38′50″W / 38.27917°N 85.6472°W | Jefferson | Home of U.S. President Zachary Taylor | |
30 | United States Marine Hospital | September 25, 1997 (#97001265) |
Louisville 38°16′16″N 85°47′03″W / 38.2711°N 85.78417°W | Jefferson | ||
31 | Wendover (Frontier Nursing Service Headquarters) | July 17, 1991 (#75000792) |
Hyden 37°07′39″N 83°21′55″W / 37.1275°N 83.36528°W | Leslie | First American attempt to professionalize midwifery | |
32 | Whitney M. Young Birthplace and Boyhood Home | April 27, 1984 (#72000543) |
Simpsonville 38°13′22″N 85°22′20″W / 38.2228°N 85.3722°W | Shelby | Birthplace and childhood home of Whitney Young |