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Historic Landmarks in Kentucky.^[1] There are 32 such landmarks in Kentucky; one landmark has had its designation withdrawn.

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

^ National Historic Landmarks Archived 2008-07-10 at the Wayback Machine, National Park Service, accessed May, 2006.
^ 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.
^ National Historic Landmarks Program (NHL) Archived 2010-06-03 at the Wayback Machine
^ National Historic Landmarks Program (NHL)

[1] National Historic Landmarks Archived 2008-07-10 at the Wayback Machine, National Park Service, accessed May, 2006.

[NRHP_colors-2] 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-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) Archived 2010-06-03 at the Wayback Machine

[5] National Historic Landmarks Program (NHL)

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