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

Shelby County Kentucky (Historic Districts) has 11 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Lincoln Institute Complex and Shelby County Courthouse and Main Street Commercial District (Boundary Increase), Bland Farm, Brown, Cameron, Farm and East Shelbyville District.

Several famous people are associated with these Shelby County historic places including John A. Hornsby and A.O. Stanley.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Shelby County places including Foster & Tandy, Frederick Law Olmsted and Joseph & Joseph. Prominent architectural styles found in Shelby Country are Classical Revival, Late Victorian and Beaux Arts.

Bland Farm (added 1988 - - #88002882)

Vigo Rd., 1 mi. W of Rt. 1005 , Bagdad

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Brown, Cameron, Farm (added 1988 - - #88002914)

Also known as Brownlea

KY 55 at Clear Creek , Shelbyville

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

East Shelbyville District (added 1985 - - #85001252)

Roughly E. 3rd St. from Washington to Bradshaw St. , Shelbyville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Federal, Late Victorian

Historic Person:

Stanley,A.O.

Significant Year:

1867

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Hornsby, John A., House (Boundary Increase) (added 1989 - - #88003195)

Also known as Hornsby--Clore Farm;See Also:Hornsby, John A., House

Clore--Jackson Rd. , Eminence

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Georgian

Historic Person:

Hornsby,John A.

Significant Year:

1900, 1860, 1887

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Processing, Secondary Structure, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Processing, Secondary Structure, Storage

Lincoln Institute Complex (added 1988 - - #88002926)

US 60 W of Simpsonville , Simpsonville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Foster & Tandy, Olmsted,Frederick Law

Architectural Style:

Tudor Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture, Black

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

College

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

College

Science Hill School (added 1975 - - #75000831)

Also known as Science Hill Inn;Wakefield-Scearce Antique Gallery

Washington St. , Shelbyville

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Education

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education

Historic Sub-function:

Educational Related Housing, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Seventh Street Historic District (added 1985 - - #85001254)

Main and 7th Sts. , Shelbyville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Classical Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Religion

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Federal, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Auditorium, Post Office, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Religion, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Shelby County Courthouse and Main Street Commercial District (added 1978 - - #78001399)

Also known as See Also:Shelbyville MRA

Roughly bounded by Washington, Clay, 4th and 6th Sts. , Shelbyville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Joseph & Joseph

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Beaux Arts

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Current Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse

Shelby County Courthouse and Main Street Commercial District (Boundary Increase) (added 1985 - - #85000864)

Also known as See Also:Shelby County Courthouse and Main Street Commercial

6th St. from Washington to Main St. , Shelbyville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business

Waddy Historic District (added 1988 - - #88002921)

Roughly KY 395/Main St. S of the Southern Railroad tracks , Waddy

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Department Store, Financial Institution, Single Dwelling

West Shelbyville District (added 1985 - - #85001273)

Roughly Main from Adair to 8th, Magnolia to Linden, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and Bland Sts. , Shelbyville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival, Classical Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling