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Landmark name
Image
Date designated[3]
Location
County
Description
1
Daniel C. Beard Boyhood Home
Daniel C. Beard Boyhood Home
June 23, 1965 (# 66000360 )
Covington 39°05′21″N 84°30′20″W
Kenton
Home of Daniel Carter Beard , a founder of the Boy Scouts of America
2
BELLE OF LOUISVILLE (river steamboat)
BELLE OF LOUISVILLE (river steamboat)
June 30, 1989 (# 72000535 )
Louisville 38°15′33″N 85°45′20″W
Jefferson
One of the last authentic steamboats in existence
3
Burks' Distillery
Burks' Distillery
January 16, 1980 (# 74000893 )
Loretto 37°38′52″N 85°20′56″W
Marion
Producer of Maker's Mark bourbon whiskey
4
Camp Nelson Historic and Archeological District
Camp Nelson Historic and Archeological District
February 27, 2013 (# 13000286 )
Nicholasville 37°47′16″N 84°35′53″W
Jessamine
Military depot and African-American recruitment center for the Union Army
5
Churchill Downs
Churchill Downs
October 21, 1986 (# 78001348 )
Louisville 38°12′11″N 85°46′12″W
Jefferson
Home of the legendary Kentucky Derby
6
Henry Clay Home (Ashland)
Henry Clay Home (Ashland)
December 19, 1960 (# 66000357 )
Lexington 38°01′43″N 84°28′48″W
Fayette
Home of Henry Clay
7
Covington and Cincinnati Suspension Bridge
Covington and Cincinnati Suspension Bridge
May 15, 1975 (# 75000786 )
Covington, KY and Cincinnati, OH 39°05′32″N 84°30′34″W
Kenton, KY and Hamilton, OH
Prototype for New York's Brooklyn Bridge
8
Fort Boonesborough Site
Fort Boonesborough Site
June 19, 1996 (# 94000303 )
Richmond 37°54′02″N 84°16′06″W
Madison
One of the original settlements in Kentucky
9
Green River Shell Middens Archeological District
Green River Shell Middens Archeological District
May 5, 1994 (# 85003182 )
Multiple
Butler , Henderson , McLean , Muhlenberg , and Ohio
23 Late Archaic period sites
10
Indian Knoll
Upload image
September 23, 1964 (# 66000362 )
McHenry
Ohio
Archaic shell midden
11
Jacobs Hall, Kentucky School for the Deaf
Jacobs Hall, Kentucky School for the Deaf
December 21, 1965 (# 66000354 )
Danville 37°38′29″N 84°46′18″W
Boyle
Oldest remaining building at the Kentucky School for the Deaf[4]
12
Keeneland Race Course
Keeneland Race Course
September 24, 1986 (# 86003487 )
Lexington 38°02′44″N 84°36′38″W
Fayette
Race track
13
Labrot and Graham's Old Oscar Pepper Distillery
Labrot and Graham's Old Oscar Pepper Distillery
May 16, 2000 (# 95001272 )
Versailles 38°06′46″N 84°48′43″W
Woodford
Producer of Woodford Reserve bourbon whiskey
14
Liberty Hall
Liberty Hall
November 11, 1971 (# 71000344 )
Frankfort 38°11′59″N 84°52′52″W
Franklin
Home of John Brown, who helped Kentucky attain statehood
15
Lincoln Hall, Berea College
Lincoln Hall, Berea College
December 2, 1974 (# 74000892 )
Berea 37°34′19″N 84°17′09″W
Madison
Building at Berea College , first biracial college in the United States
16
Locust Grove
Locust Grove
June 23, 1986 (# 71000347 )
Louisville 38°17′13″N 85°39′43″W
Jefferson
Former domicile of George Rogers Clark
17
Louisville Water Company Pumping Station
Louisville Water Company Pumping Station
November 11, 1971 (# 71000348 )
Louisville 38°16′50″N 85°42′04″W
Jefferson
Historic water tower and pumping station along the Ohio River
18
MAYOR ANDREW BROADDUS (Lifesaving Station)
MAYOR ANDREW BROADDUS (Lifesaving Station)
June 30, 1989 (# 89001446 )
Louisville 38°15′33″N 85°45′18″W
Jefferson
Only remaining floating lifestation
19
Dr. Ephraim McDowell House
Dr. Ephraim McDowell House
January 12, 1965 (# 66000355 )
Danville 37°38′42″N 84°46′16″W
Boyle
Site of first successful ovariotomy , done by Ephraim McDowell
20
Middle Creek Battlefield
Middle Creek Battlefield
October 5, 1992 (# 91001665 )
Prestonsburg 37°39′01″N 82°48′50″W
Floyd
Site of an early Union victory in January 1862, with future President James A. Garfield commanding the Union troops
21
Mill Springs Battlefield
Mill Springs Battlefield
April 19, 1994 (# 93000001 )
Nancy 37°00′19″N 84°45′28″W
Pulaski
Where a Union victory ended Confederate defensive line in Kentucky in 1862
22
Old Bank of Louisville
Old Bank of Louisville
November 11, 1971 (# 71000349 )
Louisville 38°15′20″N 85°45′20″W
Jefferson
23
Old Morrison, Transylvania College
Old Morrison, Transylvania College
December 21, 1965 (# 66000358 )
Lexington 38°03′09″N 84°29′38″W
Fayette
One of the first buildings of Transylvania University, the first college built west of the Appalachian Mountains
24
Old State House
Old State House
November 11, 1971 (# 71000346 )
Frankfort 38°12′01″N 84°52′36″W
Franklin
25
Perryville Battlefield
Perryville Battlefield
December 19, 1960 (# 66000356 )
Perryville 37°40′31″N 84°58′11″W
Boyle
Site of largest battle in Kentucky during the American Civil War
26
Pine Mountain Settlement School
Pine Mountain Settlement School
December 4, 1991 (# 78001337 )
Bledsoe 36°56′55″N 83°10′59″W
Harlan
Brought to a rural community an urban settlement house[5]
27
Shakertown at Pleasant Hill Historic District
Shakertown at Pleasant Hill Historic District
November 11, 1971 (# 71000353 )
Harrodsburg 37°49′05″N 84°44′25″W
Mercer
Home of a Shaker community
28
George T. Stagg Distillery
George T. Stagg Distillery
February 27, 2013 (# 01000450 )
Frankfort 38°13′03″N 84°52′11″W
Franklin
Producer of Buffalo Trace bourbon whiskey, a rare example of a distillery that operated before, during, and after Prohibition
29
Zachary Taylor House
Zachary Taylor House
July 4, 1961 (# 66000359 )
Louisville 38°16′45″N 85°38′50″W
Jefferson
Home of U.S. President Zachary Taylor
30
United States Marine Hospital
United States Marine Hospital
September 25, 1997 (# 97001265 )
Louisville 38°16′16″N 85°47′03″W
Jefferson
31
Wendover (Frontier Nursing Service Headquarters)
Wendover (Frontier Nursing Service Headquarters)
July 17, 1991 (# 75000792 )
Hyden 37°07′39″N 83°21′55″W
Leslie
First American attempt to professionalize midwifery
32
Whitney M. Young Birthplace and Boyhood Home
Whitney M. Young Birthplace and Boyhood Home
April 27, 1984 (# 72000543 )
Simpsonville 38°13′22″N 85°22′20″W
Shelby
Birthplace and childhood home of Whitney Young