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

Leslie County Kentucky has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Wendover, McIntosh, Roderick, Farm and Shell, John, Cabin, Frontier Nursing Service and Wooton Presbyterian Center.

The famous person Mary Breckinridge is associated with one of more of the Leslie County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Leslie County places including Mary Breckinridge and Roderick McIntosh. Prominent architectural styles found in Leslie Country are Shingle Style.

Frontier Nursing Service (added 1991 - - #90002126)

Also known as Frontier Nursing Service Complex

Hospital Hill, off Hickory St. , Hyden

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Breckinridge

Significant Year:

1928

Area of Significance:

Education, Health/Medicine

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Hospital, Institutional Housing, School

Current Function:

Domestic, Education, Health Care

Current Sub-function:

Institutional Housing, School

More Information:

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McIntosh, Roderick, Farm (added 1991 - - #91001666)

Also known as LS-2;W.P. Morton Farm

S of Dry Hill--McIntosh Rd. on confluence of McIntosh and Cutshin Crs. , Dryhill

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

McIntosh,Roderick

Architectural Style:

Other

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:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Shell, John, Cabin (added 1975 - - #75000791)

S of Chappell on SR 2005 , Chappell

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

archives document

Wendover (added 1975 - - #75000792)

Also known as Frontier Nursing Service;Big House

S of Hyden off KY 80 , Hyden

KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Event

Historic Person:

Breckinridge,Mary

Significant Year:

1939, 1925, 1926

Area of Significance:

Health/Medicine, Education, Social History, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Clinic, Institutional Housing, Medical Business/Office, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Health Care

Current Sub-function:

Medical Business/Office

More Information:

archives document

Wooton Presbyterian Center (added 1979 - - #79001019)

Also known as Wooton Community Center

KY 80 , Wooton

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Education, Social History, Religion

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Church School

More Information:

archives document