National Register of Historic Places - Kentucky (KY), Harrison County

Harrison County Kentucky has 25 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 19 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Archeological Site No. 15HR4, Church of the Advent, Episcopal, Cynthiana Commercial District, Fraizer, Joel, House and Haviland House.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Adena Culture dating back to 499 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Harrison County historic places including Thomas Jefferson Megibben and Wiliam Thornton Lafferty.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Harrison County places including John W. Kimbrough, Bishop Benjamin Bosworth Smith, Thomas Metcalf, Samuel Hannaford, John Smith, John Kimbrough, John Huddleston and Asbury Broadwell. Prominent architectural styles found in Harrison Country are Federal, Greek Revival and Georgian.

Archeological Site No. 15HR4 (added 1986 - - #86000269)

Also known as 15 NR 4

Address Restricted , Lair

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Adena Culture

Period of Significance:

499-0 BC, 499-0 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Graves/Burials

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Underwater

Church of the Advent, Episcopal (added 1978 - - #78001339)

122 N. Walnut St. , Cynthiana

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Smith,Bishop Benjamin Bosworth

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

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Coleman--Desha Plantation (added 1993 - - #93000045)

Also known as The Oaks;HR21

US 62 E, Oddville Pike, 1 mi. NE of Cynthiana , Cynthiana

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Georgian

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Work In Progress

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Confederate Monument in Cynthiana (added 1997 - - #97000695)

Also known as HR-C-111

Battlegrove Cemetery. 0.75 mi. E of jct. of S. Elmarch Ave. ike St. , Cynthiana

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Monument/Marker

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Monument/Marker

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Cynthiana Commercial District (added 1982 - - #82001567)

Pike St. from Church to Main Sts., and Main St. from Bridge to Pleasant Sts. , Cynthiana

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Civic, Courthouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Social

Current Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Civic, Courthouse

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Fraizer, Joel, House (added 1983 - - #83002786)

Off KY 982 , Cynthiana

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Metcalf,Thomas

Architectural Style:

Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Handy Farm (added 2005 - - #05001316)

Also known as Hr_115

US 62 , Cynthiana

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress

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Harrison County Courthouse (added 1974 - - #74000880)

100 Main St. , Cynthiana

Christopher L. Riley, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Huddleston,John

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

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Haviland House (added 1983 - - #83002787)

Also known as Stone house on Haviland Lane

Off U.S. 62 , Cynthiana

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure

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Hinkson, John, House (added 1983 - - #83002788)

Off U.S. 27 , Shawhan

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Federal

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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Kimbrough-Hehr House (added 1979 - - #79000992)

U.S. 62 , Broadwell

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Kimbrough,John, Broadwell,Asbury

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Institutional Housing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Lafferty, William T., House (added 1980 - - #80001538)

548 E. Pike St. , Cynthiana

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Historic Person:

Lafferty,Wiliam Thornton

Significant Year:

1890

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Lair, John, House (added 1983 - - #83002789)

Old Lair Rd. , Shawhan

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Federal

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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McKee, John, House (added 1983 - - #83002790)

Cook Rd. , Shawhan

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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McMillan, Samuel, House (added 1983 - - #83002791)

Off U.S. 62 , Shawhan

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Federal, Georgian

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Monticello (added 1974 - - #74000881)

Also known as Thomas Jefferson Megibben House

Monticello Heights , Cynthiana

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hannaford,Samuel

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Megibben,Thomas Jefferson,et al.

Significant Year:

1883

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture, Commerce, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Health Care

Current Sub-function:

Sanatorium

More Information:

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Poplar Hill (added 1976 - - #76000896)

Also known as John William Kimbrough House

E of Cynthiana on KY 32 , Cynthiana

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Kimbrough,John W.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Military

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Defense, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Battle Site, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Roberts, Wesley, House (added 1982 - - #82001568)

113-115 N. Main St. , Cynthiana

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Second Battle of Cynthiana Battlefield (added 2002 - - #02000914)

Also known as HR 182

1 mi. N of Cynthiana, E of KY 36 , Cynthiana

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Defense, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Battle Site, Rail-Related, Road-Related

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Rail-Related, Road-Related

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Shawhan, Joseph, House (added 1983 - - #83002792)

Off U.S. 27 , Shawhan

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Federal

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Smith House (added 1983 - - #83002793)

Off Lair Rd. , Shawhan

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Current Function:

Domestic

More Information:

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Spur Gasoline Station (added 1987 - - #87000647)

Also known as Jay's Cars:Office

201 E. Bridge St. , Cynthiana

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Road-Related

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business

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Stone House of Indian Creek (added 1983 - - #83002794)

Off U.S. 62 , Cynthiana

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Stoney Castle (added 1978 - - #78001338)

W of Berry on Lafferty Pike , Berry

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Smith,John

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Williams, John, House (added 1983 - - #83002795)

Off KY 32/36 , Shawhan

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Federal

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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