Many famous people are associated with these Barbour County historic places including Henry D. Clayton Jr., Eli Shorter Jr., James L. Pugh, John McNab and Lewis Llewellen Cato.
Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Barbour County places including H. George Whipple, W.C. Whipple, Elias M. Kiels, B.F. Petty, Mr. Whipple, Edward Brown Young, Edward Williams, Nathan Bray, Mary R. Field and Mr. St.Leger. Prominent architectural styles found in Barbour Country are Greek Revival, Italianate and Gothic Revival.