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

Nelson County Kentucky (Vacant / Not In Use) has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bardstown Historic District and St. Thomas Roman Catholic Church and Howard-Flaget House, Coombs--Duncan--Brown Farmhouse, Culpeper and Louisville and Nashville Combine Car Number 665.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Nelson County places including Maximilien Godefroy, Batcheldor & Allen and American Car Foundry. Prominent architectural styles found in Nelson Country are Greek Revival, Federal and Georgian.

Bardstown Historic District (added 1983 - - #83002837)

Roughly bounded by 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sts. Muir Ave., and RR track , Bardstown

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Federal, Georgian

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Vacant/Not In Use

Coombs--Duncan--Brown Farmhouse (added 2010 - - #10000525)

2985 Chaplin-Taylorsville Rd , Bloomfield

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Culpeper (added 1988 - - #88000674)

Also known as Doom--Crozier House

N side of Springfield Rd./US 150 , Bardstown

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Military, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Defense, Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Garden, Military Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Garden, Single Dwelling

Louisville and Nashville Combine Car Number 665 (added 1997 - - #97001343)

Also known as 'Jim Crow Car';NE-140

136 S. Main St. , New Haven

Grantadria152, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Black

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Rail-Related

St. Thomas Roman Catholic Church and Howard-Flaget House (added 1976 - - #76000931)

Also known as Bishop's Chapel and House

3 mi. S of Bardstown off U.S. 31E , Bardstown

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Godefroy,Maximilien

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Education, Architecture, Religion, Social History

Period of Significance:

1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Religion, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Walnut Groves Farm (Boundary Increase I) (added 1999 - - #99000521)

Also known as Merrifield, Samuel B. House, See also: Walnut Groves Farm

801 Taylorsville Rd. , Bloomfield

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Agriculture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Storage

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use