List of National Historic Landmarks in Kentucky

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Historic Landmarks in Kentucky.^[1] There are 32 such landmarks in Kentucky; one landmark has had its designation withdrawn.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
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	The oldest active distillery in Kentucky
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 ^Coordinates missing	Butler, Henderson, McLean, Muhlenberg, and Ohio	23 Late Archaic period sites
10	Indian Knoll	Upload image	September 23, 1964 (#66000362)	McHenry ^Coordinates missing	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 (#86003467)	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	Makers of Woodford Reserve
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 along the Ohio River. (Verify that pumping station is same as tower.)
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	This is 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

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Kentucky
• List of National Historic Landmarks by state

References

1. National Historic Landmarks, National Park Service, accessed May, 2006.
2. Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
3. 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.
4. National Historic Landmarks Program (NHL)
5. National Historic Landmarks Program (NHL)