Kentucky - Woodford County - Historic Districts
Woodford County Kentucky (Historic Districts) has 19 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Guyn's Mill Historic District and Midway Historic District, Big Sink Rural Historic District, Big Sink Rural Historic District and Black, Charles, Farm.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Adena dating back to 999 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Woodford County historic places including Graddy, Jesse, et.al. and Robert A. Alexander.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Woodford County places including R.W. Lacefield, Jens Jensen, Lacefield, Richard W., & Sons, Augustus Weisenberger, Phil J. Weisenberger and Copland & Dale. Prominent architectural styles found in Woodford Country are Greek Revival, Federal and Italianate.

Big Sink Rural Historic District (added 1994 - - #93001523)
W of Midway off I-64 , Versailles
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lacefield, Richard W., & Sons, Jensen, Jens
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Alexander, Robert A.
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Landscape Architecture, Industry, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Black, Conservation, Community Planning And Development, Education, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Organizational, Post Office, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Animal Facility, Cemetery, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Big Sink Rural Historic District (added 1994 - - #93001523)
W of Midway off I-64 , Midway
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lacefield, Richard W., & Sons, Jensen, Jens
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Alexander, Robert A.
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Landscape Architecture, Industry, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Black, Conservation, Community Planning And Development, Education, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Organizational, Post Office, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Animal Facility, Cemetery, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Black, Charles, Farm (added 1989 - - #88003347)
Also known as WD 180
Faywood Rd. , Versailles
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage
Clifton Country Club (added 1995 - - #95001271)
Also known as Kamp Kaydet;Wd-280
1190 Buck Run Rd. , Versailles
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Clubhouse, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Multiple Dwelling
Clifton--McCraken Rural Historic District (added 1999 - - #98000326)
Also known as Clifton--McCracken Pikes Rural Historic District
Roughly along Clifton and McCraken Pikes, and Steele Rd. , Versailles
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event
Historic Person:
Graddy, Jesse, et.al.
Area of Significance:
Economics, Agriculture, European, Social History, Black
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Manufacturing Facility, Processing, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Processing, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Downtown Versailles Historic District (added 1975 - - #75000844)
Both sides of Main St. between Rose Hill Ave. and Green St. , Versailles
W.marsh, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Copland & Dale
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Italianate, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Courthouse, Financial Institution, Government Office, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Current Sub-function:
Business, Courthouse, Financial Institution, Government Office, Specialty Store
Guyn's Mill Historic District (added 1983 - - #83002897)
Mundy's Landing and Pauls Mill Rds. , Troy
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Labrot & Graham Distillery (added 1995 - - #95001272)
Also known as Old Oscar Pepper Distillery;WD-01, Woodford Reserve Distillery
7855 McCracken Pike , Frankfort
Jacklandky, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Mid 19th Century Revival
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Institutional Housing, Processing
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Institutional Housing, Processing
Midway Historic District (added 1978 - - #78001415)
Also known as See Also:Pinkerton Hall
U.S. 62 , Midway
Matthiasb, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Lacefield,R.W.
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Greek Revival, Gothic
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Education, Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Social History, Religion
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
Business, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education
Current Sub-function:
Business, School, Single Dwelling
Morgan Street Historic District (added 1980 - - #80001692)
Morgan St. , Versailles
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival, Greek Revival, Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Old Taylor Distillery (added 2017 - - #100000747)
4445 McCracken Pike, Frankfort
Amfrancisco, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Renaissance, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1934-1966 AD, 1885-1920 AD
Paul Family Complex (added 1980 - - #80001690)
Also known as Valhalla Farm
W of Troy on Paul's Mill Rd. , Troy
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Federal
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture, Commerce, Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Pisgah Rural Historic District (added 1989 - - #88003348)
Also known as See Also:Early Stone Buildings of Central Kentucky TR
Area NE of Versailles roughly bounded by S. Elkhorn Creek, US 60, and Big Sink Rd. , Versailles
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Early Republic, Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Engineering, Transportation, Education, Exploration/Settlement, Black, Agriculture, Social History, Religion, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
Freedmen
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Redd Road Rural Historic District (added 1991 - - #91000153)
Area largely S and E of jct. of Redd Rd. and Frankfort Rd. , Lexington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture, Black, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Manufacturing Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Rose Hill Historic District (added 1982 - - #82001578)
Base Hill Ave. , Versailles
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Federal, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Shipp House (added 1983 - - #83002909)
Also known as Archaeological Site 15 WD-1
Address Restricted , Midway
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
Adena
Period of Significance:
500-999 BC, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Defense, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Fortification, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
South Main Street Historic District (added 1987 - - #87001106)
298--321 S. Main St. , Versailles
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Wallace Station Historic District (added 1994 - - #93001534)
Wallace Station, Old Frankfort Pike , Midway
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Department Store, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Department Store, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Weisenberger Mills and Related Buildings (added 1984 - - #84001987)
Off US 421 , Midway
Nloder17, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Weisenberger,Augustus, Weisenberger,Phil J.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
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