Kentucky - Anderson County
Anderson County Kentucky has 20 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include McBrayer-Clark House, Kavanaugh Academy, Lexington Extension of the Louisville Southern Railroad and Old Prentice Distillery and Confederate Monument in Lawrenceburg.

Many famous people are associated with these Anderson County historic places including James Beauchamp Clark, Bennett Henderson Young, Richard Henry Crossfield, Thomas Holman Hanks, Thomas Beebe Ripy and Moore William Dudley.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Anderson County places including John McLeod, Leo Oberwarth, Charles Shaler Smith, William Adams & Sons, Lexington, KY, Richard Henry Crossfield and Benjamin Wash. Prominent architectural styles found in Anderson Country are Greek Revival, Queen Anne and Classical Revival.

Confederate Monument in Lawrenceburg (added 1997 - - #97000716)
Also known as ANL-106
Courthouse Lawn, 0.5 mi. S of US 127 and KY 44 , Lawrenceburg
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
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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Cornish Site (15AN22) (added 1976 - - #76002353)
Also known as 15AN22
Address Restricted , Van Buren
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Owner:
Private
Crossfield, R. H., House (added 1975 - - #75000730)
Also known as Crowe House;The Mansion
SW of Lawrenceburg off Anderson City Rd. , Lawrenceburg
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Crossfield,Richard Henry
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Crossfield,Richard Henry
Significant Year:
1865, 1900
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Education, Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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Dowling House (added 1979 - - #79000957)
321 S. Main St. , Lawrenceburg
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Italianate
Historic Person:
Dowling,John
Significant Year:
1886
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Work In Progress
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Goodnight Bridge Archeological Site (15AN34) (added 1976 - - #76002354)
Also known as 15AN34
Address Restricted , Van Buren
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Owner:
Private
Hanks, Thomas H., House (added 1980 - - #80001478)
Also known as Hanks-Bond-Major House
516 E. Woodford St. , Lawrenceburg
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Hanks,Thomas Holman
Significant Year:
1858
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Kavanaugh Academy (added 1973 - - #73000781)
Also known as Kavanaugh High School
241 E. Woodford St. , Lawrenceburg
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture, Military
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Medical Business/Office, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Education
Current Sub-function:
School, Specialty Store
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Lawrenceburg Commercial Historic District (added 1994 - - #94000837)
Roughly, Main St. from North Alley to Court St. and Court from Main to the Southern RR tracks , Lawrenceburg
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival, Classical Revival, No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Post Office, Rail-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Business, Post Office, Rail-Related
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Lexington Extension of the Louisville Southern Railroad (added 2004 - - #04000789)
Also known as Cedar Brook Viaduct An 30, Young's High Bridge Wd 67
Eastern Lawrenceburg to Milner , Lawrenceburg
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person
Historic Person:
Young, Bennett Henderson
Significant Year:
1889
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
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McBrayer-Clark House (added 1973 - - #73000782)
Also known as Champ Clark House
N of Lawrenceburg on KY 326 , Lawrenceburg
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Clark,James Beauchamp
Significant Year:
1792, 1895
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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Moore Archeological Site (15AN30) (added 1976 - - #76002356)
Also known as 15AN30
Address Restricted , Van Buren
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Owner:
Private
Moore, Rev. William Dudley, House (added 1979 - - #79000958)
4 m. (6.4 km) S of Lawrenceburg , Lawrenceburg
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Moore,Rev. William Dudley
Significant Year:
1848, 1850
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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Old Prentice Distillery (added 1987 - - #87000478)
Also known as Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc., Distillery
KY 513 , Lawrenceburg
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Oberwarth,Leo
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
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Old Wash Place (added 1975 - - #75000731)
9 mi. W of Lawrenceburg at jct. of U.S. 62 and KY 53 , Lawrenceburg
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wash,Benjamin
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Wash,John
Significant Year:
1791, 1808
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Phelps Archeological Site (15AN37) (added 1976 - - #76002357)
Also known as 15AN37
Address Restricted , Van Buren
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Owner:
Private
Ripy, T. B., House (added 1980 - - #80001479)
320 S. Main St. , Lawrenceburg
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Historic Person:
Ripy,Thomas Beebe
Significant Year:
1888
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Stevens Archeological Site #1 (15AN203) (added 1976 - - #76002358)
Also known as 15AN203
Address Restricted , Van Buren
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Owner:
Private
Stevens Archeological Site #2 (15AN18) (added 1976 - - #76002359)
Also known as 15AN18
Address Restricted , Van Buren
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Warford Archeological Site #2 (15AN27) (added 1976 - - #76002360)
Also known as 15AN27
Address Restricted , Van Buren
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Owner:
Private
Watson Archeological Site (15AN28) (added 1976 - - #76002361)
Also known as 15AN28
Address Restricted , Van Buren
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Owner:
Private
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