National Register of Historic Places listings in Butler County, Kentucky

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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Butler County, Kentucky.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Butler County, Kentucky, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.^[1]

There are 16 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, of which 6 are part of a National Historic Landmark spread across multiple counties. Another property was once listed but has been removed.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted March 4, 2022.^[2]

Current listings

^[3]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed^[4]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Annis Mound and Village Site (15BT2; 15BT20; 15BT21)	Annis Mound and Village Site (15BT2; 15BT20; 15BT21) More images	December 21, 1985 (#85003182)	Western bank of the Green River in Horseshoe Bend, northeast of Logansport^[5] 37°17′25″N86°45′30″W / 37.290278°N 86.758333°W / 37.290278; -86.758333	Logansport
2	Baby Track Rock Petroglyphs (15BT40)	Upload image	September 8, 1989 (#89001175)	Address Restricted	Morgantown
3	Carlston Annis Shell Mound (15BT5)	Upload image	April 1, 1986 (#86000632)	Eastern side of the Green River off Kentucky Route 403 ^[6] 37°17′28″N86°48′19″W / 37.291111°N 86.805278°W / 37.291111; -86.805278	Schulztown	Part of the Green River Shell Middens Archeological District National Historic Landmark^[7]^: 8
4	John Carson House	John Carson House	July 26, 1991 (#91000922)	205 S. Main St. 37°13′28″N86°41′06″W / 37.224444°N 86.685000°W / 37.224444; -86.685000 (John Carson House)	Morgantown
5	Carson-Annis Ferry Farm	Carson-Annis Ferry Farm	July 31, 1998 (#98000935)	1086 Annis Ferry Rd. 37°17′39″N86°45′10″W / 37.294167°N 86.752778°W / 37.294167; -86.752778 (Carson-Annis Ferry Farm)	Morgantown	Originally listed as "Carson's Landing", but boundaries increased and name changed on April 10, 2007
6	Confederate-Union Veterans' Monument in Morgantown	Confederate-Union Veterans' Monument in Morgantown More images	July 17, 1997 (#97000713)	1 block north of the junction of U.S. Route 231 and KY 403 37°13′32″N86°41′00″W / 37.225500°N 86.683222°W / 37.225500; -86.683222	Morgantown
7	DeWeese Shell Mound (15BT6)	Upload image	April 1, 1986 (#86000635)	Eastern bank of the Green River in Horseshoe Bend, west of Taylor Lake^[5] 37°18′26″N86°49′04″W / 37.307222°N 86.817778°W / 37.307222; -86.817778 (DeWeese Shell Mound (15BT6))	Highview	Part of the Green River Shell Middens Archeological District National Historic Landmark^[7]^: 9
8	Finney Hotel	Finney Hotel	November 7, 1995 (#95001349)	Junction of Kentucky Route 403 and Hime St. 37°11′04″N86°38′01″W / 37.184306°N 86.633611°W / 37.184306; -86.633611 (Finney Hotel)	Woodbury
9	Ice House on Little Muddy Creek	Upload image	January 8, 1987 (#87000171)	U.S. Route 231 37°09′14″N86°40′33″W / 37.153889°N 86.675833°W / 37.153889; -86.675833 (Ice House on Little Muddy Creek)	Morgantown
10	Rayburn Johnson Shell Mound (15BT41)	Rayburn Johnson Shell Mound (15BT41)	April 1, 1986 (#86000633)	Eastern bank of the Green River in Horseshoe Bend, northwest of Taylor Lake^[8] 37°19′28″N86°49′04″W / 37.324444°N 86.817778°W / 37.324444; -86.817778	Prentiss	Part of the Green River Shell Middens Archeological District National Historic Landmark^[7]^: 12
11	Read Shell Mound (15BT10)	Upload image	April 1, 1986 (#86000647)	Northern side of the Green River, west of Morgantown^[9]^: 120 37°14′33″N86°47′27″W / 37.242500°N 86.790833°W / 37.242500; -86.790833 (Read Shell Mound (15BT10))	Monticello	Part of the Green River Shell Middens Archeological District National Historic Landmark^[7]^: 10
12	Reedyville Petroglyphs (15BT65)	Upload image	September 8, 1989 (#89001176)	Lock 5 Rd., just north of the Green River ^[10] 37°10′02″N86°24′52″W / 37.167222°N 86.414306°W / 37.167222; -86.414306 (Reedyville Petroglyphs (15BT65))	Reedyville
13	Russell Shell Mound (15BT11)	Upload image	April 1, 1986 (#86000637)	Eastern bank of the Green River in Horseshoe Bend^[5] 37°16′16″N86°48′01″W / 37.271111°N 86.800278°W / 37.271111; -86.800278 (Russell Shell Mound (15BT11))	Logansport	Part of the Green River Shell Middens Archeological District National Historic Landmark^[7]^: 11
14	Turkey Rock Petroglyphs (15BT64)	Upload image	September 8, 1989 (#89001177)	Address Restricted	Morgantown
15	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Superintendent's House and Workmen's Office	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Superintendent's House and Workmen's Office	June 19, 1980 (#80001489)	Woodbury Park 37°11′05″N86°37′56″W / 37.184861°N 86.632222°W / 37.184861; -86.632222	Woodbury
16	Woodbury Shell Midden (15BT67)	Woodbury Shell Midden (15BT67)	April 1, 1986 (#86000639)	Left bank of the Green River immediately above Woodbury^[8] 37°10′51″N86°37′39″W / 37.180833°N 86.627500°W / 37.180833; -86.627500 (Woodbury Shell Midden (15BT67))	Woodbury	Part of the Green River Shell Middens Archeological District National Historic Landmark^[7]^: 13

Former listing

^[3]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Butler County Jail	Upload image	November 1, 1984 (#84000219)	July 5, 1990	S. Warren and E. Logan Sts.	Morgantown

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References

↑ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
↑ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved March 4, 2022.
1 2 Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
↑ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
1 2 3 Funkhouser, W.D., and W.S. Webb. "Archaeological Survey of Kentucky: Butler County". University of Kentucky Reports in Anthropology 7.5 (1950): 358.
↑ Funkhouser, W.D., and W.S. Webb. "Archaeological Survey of Kentucky: Butler County". University of Kentucky Reports in Anthropology 2 (1932): 56.
1 2 3 4 5 6 National Historic Landmark Nomination: Green River Shell Middens. National Park Service: 1994-05-05.
1 2 Claassen, Cheryl. Feasting with Shellfish in the Southern Ohio Valley: Archaic Sacred Sites and Rituals. Knoxville: U of Tennessee P, 2010, 41.
↑ Milner, George R., and Richard W. Jefferies. "The Read Archaic Shell Midden in Kentucky". Southeastern Archaeology 17.2 (1998): 119-132.
↑ Coy, Fred E., Jr., and Thomas C. Fuller. "Reedyville Petroglyphs: Butler County, Kentucky". Central States Archaeological Journal 17.3 (1970): 99-111: 103.

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[1] The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.

[2] National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved March 4, 2022.

[NRHP_colors-3] 1 2 Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.

[refnums-4] The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.

[webb-5] 1 2 3 Funkhouser, W.D., and W.S. Webb. "Archaeological Survey of Kentucky: Butler County". University of Kentucky Reports in Anthropology 7.5 (1950): 358.

[6] Funkhouser, W.D., and W.S. Webb. "Archaeological Survey of Kentucky: Butler County". University of Kentucky Reports in Anthropology 2 (1932): 56.

[nomination-7] 1 2 3 4 5 6 National Historic Landmark Nomination: Green River Shell Middens. National Park Service: 1994-05-05.

[claassen-8] 1 2 Claassen, Cheryl. Feasting with Shellfish in the Southern Ohio Valley: Archaic Sacred Sites and Rituals. Knoxville: U of Tennessee P, 2010, 41.

[9] Milner, George R., and Richard W. Jefferies. "The Read Archaic Shell Midden in Kentucky". Southeastern Archaeology 17.2 (1998): 119-132.

[10] Coy, Fred E., Jr., and Thomas C. Fuller. "Reedyville Petroglyphs: Butler County, Kentucky". Central States Archaeological Journal 17.3 (1970): 99-111: 103.

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County seat: Morgantown
Cities	Morgantown Rochester Woodbury	Location of Butler County, Kentucky
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