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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Historic Landmarks in Kentucky.[1] There are 33 such landmarks in Kentucky; one landmark has had its designation withdrawn.
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[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 |
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 |
Jefferson | One of the last authentic steamboats in existence |
3 | Big Bone Lick Site | ![]() |
December 13, 2024 (#100011352) |
Route 1 38°53′10″N 84°45′15″W |
Boone | The major archaeological features of Big Bone Lick State Park. |
4 | Burks' Distillery | ![]() |
January 16, 1980 (#74000893) |
Loretto 37°38′52″N 85°20′56″W |
Marion | Producer of Maker's Mark bourbon whiskey |
5 | Camp Nelson Historic and Archeological District | February 27, 2013 (#13000286) |
Nicholasville 37°47′16″N 84°35′53″W |
Jessamine | Military depot and African-American recruitment center for the Union Army | |
6 | Churchill Downs | ![]() |
October 21, 1986 (#78001348) |
Louisville 38°12′11″N 85°46′12″W |
Jefferson | Home of the legendary Kentucky Derby |
7 | Henry Clay Home (Ashland) | December 19, 1960 (#66000357) |
Lexington 38°01′43″N 84°28′48″W |
Fayette | Home of Henry Clay | |
8 | Covington and Cincinnati Suspension Bridge | ![]() |
May 15, 1975 (#75000786) |
Covington, KY and Cincinnati, OH 39°05′32″N 84°30′34″W |
Kenton, KY and Hamilton, OH | Prototype for New York's Brooklyn Bridge |
9 | Fort Boonesborough Site | ![]() |
June 19, 1996 (#94000303) |
Richmond 37°54′02″N 84°16′06″W |
Madison | One of the original settlements in Kentucky |
10 | Green River Shell Middens Archeological District | ![]() |
May 5, 1994 (#85003182) |
Multiple |
Butler, Henderson, McLean, Muhlenberg, and Ohio | 23 Late Archaic period sites |
11 | Indian Knoll | Upload image | September 23, 1964 (#66000362) |
McHenry |
Ohio | Archaic shell midden |
12 | Jacobs Hall, Kentucky School for the Deaf | ![]() |
December 21, 1965 (#66000354) |
Danville 37°38′29″N 84°46′18″W |
Boyle | Oldest remaining building at the Kentucky School for the Deaf[4] |
13 | Keeneland Race Course | ![]() |
September 24, 1986 (#86003487) |
Lexington 38°02′44″N 84°36′38″W |
Fayette | Race track |
14 | Labrot and Graham's Old Oscar Pepper Distillery | ![]() |
May 16, 2000 (#95001272) |
Versailles 38°06′46″N 84°48′43″W |
Woodford | Producer of Woodford Reserve bourbon whiskey |
15 | Liberty Hall | ![]() |
November 11, 1971 (#71000344) |
Frankfort 38°11′59″N 84°52′52″W |
Franklin | Home of John Brown, who helped Kentucky attain statehood |
16 | Lincoln Hall, Berea College | ![]() |
December 2, 1974 (#74000892) |
Berea 37°34′19″N 84°17′09″W |
Madison | Building at Berea College, first biracial college in the United States |
17 | Locust Grove | ![]() |
June 23, 1986 (#71000347) |
Louisville 38°17′13″N 85°39′43″W |
Jefferson | Former domicile of George Rogers Clark |
18 | Louisville Water Company Pumping Station | ![]() |
November 11, 1971 (#71000348) |
Louisville 38°16′50″N 85°42′04″W |
Jefferson | Historic water tower and pumping station along the Ohio River |
19 | MAYOR ANDREW BROADDUS (Lifesaving Station) | ![]() |
June 30, 1989 (#89001446) |
Louisville 38°15′33″N 85°45′18″W |
Jefferson | Only remaining floating lifestation |
20 | Dr. Ephraim McDowell House | ![]() |
January 12, 1965 (#66000355) |
Danville 37°38′42″N 84°46′16″W |
Boyle | Site of first successful ovariotomy, done by Ephraim McDowell |
21 | Middle Creek Battlefield | ![]() |
October 5, 1992 (#91001665) |
Prestonsburg 37°39′01″N 82°48′50″W |
Floyd | Site of an early Union victory in January 1862, with future President James A. Garfield commanding the Union troops |
22 | Mill Springs Battlefield | April 19, 1994 (#93000001) |
Nancy 37°00′19″N 84°45′28″W |
Pulaski | Where a Union victory ended Confederate defensive line in Kentucky in 1862 | |
23 | Old Bank of Louisville | ![]() |
November 11, 1971 (#71000349) |
Louisville 38°15′20″N 85°45′20″W |
Jefferson | |
24 | Old Morrison, Transylvania College | ![]() |
December 21, 1965 (#66000358) |
Lexington 38°03′09″N 84°29′38″W |
Fayette | One of the first buildings of Transylvania University, the first college built west of the Appalachian Mountains |
25 | Old State House | ![]() |
November 11, 1971 (#71000346) |
Frankfort 38°12′01″N 84°52′36″W |
Franklin | |
26 | Perryville Battlefield | ![]() |
December 19, 1960 (#66000356) |
Perryville 37°40′31″N 84°58′11″W |
Boyle | Site of largest battle in Kentucky during the American Civil War |
27 | Pine Mountain Settlement School | ![]() |
December 4, 1991 (#78001337) |
Bledsoe 36°56′55″N 83°10′59″W |
Harlan | Brought to a rural community an urban settlement house[5] |
28 | Shakertown at Pleasant Hill Historic District | ![]() |
November 11, 1971 (#71000353) |
Harrodsburg 37°49′05″N 84°44′25″W |
Mercer | Home of a Shaker community |
29 | George T. Stagg Distillery | ![]() |
February 27, 2013 (#01000450) |
Frankfort 38°13′03″N 84°52′11″W |
Franklin | Producer of Buffalo Trace bourbon whiskey, a rare example of a distillery that operated before, during, and after Prohibition |
30 | Zachary Taylor House | July 4, 1961 (#66000359) |
Louisville 38°16′45″N 85°38′50″W |
Jefferson | Home of U.S. President Zachary Taylor | |
31 | United States Marine Hospital | ![]() |
September 25, 1997 (#97001265) |
Louisville 38°16′16″N 85°47′03″W |
Jefferson | |
32 | Wendover (Frontier Nursing Service Headquarters) | ![]() |
July 17, 1991 (#75000792) |
Hyden 37°07′39″N 83°21′55″W |
Leslie | First American attempt to professionalize midwifery |
33 | Whitney M. Young Birthplace and Boyhood Home | ![]() |
April 27, 1984 (#72000543) |
Simpsonville 38°13′22″N 85°22′20″W |
Shelby | Birthplace and childhood home of Whitney Young |
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