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

Mercer County Kentucky (Historic Districts) has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Shakertown at Pleasant Hill Historic District, College Street Historic District and Greek Revival Houses of Mercer County: Lynnwood, Walnut Hall, Glenworth, Beaumont Avenue Residential District and Harrodsburg Commercial District.

The famous person Abram Hite Bowman is associated with one of more of the Mercer County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Mercer County places including Micajah Burnett and Peter N. Wilson. Prominent architectural styles found in Mercer Country are Greek Revival, Colonial Revival and Queen Anne.

Beaumont Avenue Residential District (added 1989 - - #88003359)

338--538 Beaumont Ave. , Harrodsburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

College Street Historic District (added 1979 - - #79001023)

Also known as See Also:Doricham

College St. from North Lane to Factory St. , Harrodsburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Greek Revival, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Greek Revival Houses of Mercer County: Lynnwood, Walnut Hall, Glenworth (added 1978 - - #78001388)

Also known as A. H. Bowman House,David Thompson House,Robert Mosby Davis H

N and E of Harrodsburg off US 127 , Harrodsburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Bowman,Abram Hite,et al.

Significant Year:

1848, 1850

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Harrodsburg Commercial District (added 1980 - - #80001657)

Roughly bounded by Lexington, Greenville, and Chiles Sts., Moreland and Beaumont Aves. , Harrodsburg

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Colonial Revival, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Education, Government, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse, Library, Professional, Religious Structure, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Courthouse, Professional, Religious Structure, Specialty Store

Lexington, Harrodsburg, and Perryville Turnpike Rural Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000087)

US 68 , Harrodsburg

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History, Transportation, Agriculture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

McAfee Farm Historic District (added 1989 - - #88003360)

S of McAfee on Old Louisville Rd. , McAfee

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Greek Revival, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

North Main Street Historic District (added 2011 - - #11000796)

105-414 N. Main St., 109 W. Lexington, 101 W. Broadway, 163 E. Broadway, Harrodsburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Pioneer Memorial State Park (added 1989 - - #88003377)

Also known as Fort Harrod State Park

College Ave. between Lexington and Poplars Sts. , Harrodsburg

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Monument/Marker

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

Shakertown at Pleasant Hill Historic District (added 1971 - - #71000353)

On U.S. 68 , Shakertown and vicinity

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Burnett,Micajah

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture, Religion, Social History

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Institutional Housing, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum