List of National Historic Landmarks in Kentucky facts for kids
This is a complete list of National Historic Landmarks in Kentucky. There are 32 such landmarks in Kentucky; one landmark has had its designation withdrawn.
| Landmark name | Image | Date designated | Location | County | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel C. Beard Boyhood Home |
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(#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) |
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(#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 |
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(#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 |
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(#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 |
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(#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) |
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(#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 |
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(#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 |
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(#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 |
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(#85003182) |
Multiple |
Butler, Henderson, McLean, Muhlenberg, and Ohio | 23 Late Archaic period sites |
| 10 | Indian Knoll |
(#66000362) |
McHenry |
Ohio | Archaic shell midden | |
| 11 | Jacobs Hall, Kentucky School for the Deaf |
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(#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 |
| 12 | Keeneland Race Course |
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(#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 |
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(#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 |
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(#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 |
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(#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 |
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(#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 |
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(#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) |
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(#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 |
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(#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 |
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(#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 |
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(#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 |
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(#71000349) |
Louisville 38°15′20″N 85°45′20″W / 38.25556°N 85.7556°W |
Jefferson | |
| 23 | Old Morrison, Transylvania College |
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(#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 |
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(#71000346) |
Frankfort 38°12′01″N 84°52′36″W / 38.20028°N 84.8767°W |
Franklin | |
| 25 | Perryville Battlefield |
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(#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 |
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(#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 |
| 27 | Shakertown at Pleasant Hill Historic District |
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(#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 |
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(#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 |
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(#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 |
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(#97001265) |
Louisville 38°16′16″N 85°47′03″W / 38.2711°N 85.78417°W |
Jefferson | |
| 31 | Wendover (Frontier Nursing Service Headquarters) |
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(#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 |
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(#72000543) |
Simpsonville 38°13′22″N 85°22′20″W / 38.2228°N 85.3722°W |
Shelby | Birthplace and childhood home of Whitney Young |
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