National Register of Historic Places listings in Harrison County, Kentucky

Location of Harrison County in Kentucky

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

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

There 25 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.

      This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted May 19, 2023. ^[2]

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• Adair
• Allen
• Anderson
• Ballard
• Barren
• Bath
• Bell
• Boone
• Bourbon
• Boyd
• Boyle
• Bracken
• Breckinridge
• Breathitt
• Bullitt
• Butler
• Caldwell
• Calloway
• Campbell
• Carlisle
• Carroll
• Carter
• Casey
• Christian
• Clark
• Clay
• Clinton
• Crittenden
• Cumberland
• Daviess
• Edmonson
• Elliott
• Estill
• Fayette
• Fleming
• Floyd
• Franklin
• Fulton
• Gallatin
• Garrard
• Grant
• Graves
• Grayson
• Green
• Greenup
• Hancock
• Hardin
• Harlan
• Harrison
• Hart
• Henderson
• Henry
• Hickman
• Hopkins
• Jackson
• Jefferson
• Jessamine
• Johnson
• Kenton
• Knott
• Knox
• LaRue
• Laurel
• Lawrence
• Lee
• Leslie
• Letcher
• Lewis
• Lincoln
• Livingston
• Logan
• Lyon
• Madison
• Magoffin
• Marion
• Marshall
• Martin
• Mason
• McCracken
• McCreary
• McLean
• Meade
• Menifee
• Mercer
• Metcalfe
• Monroe
• Montgomery
• Morgan
• Muhlenberg
• Nelson
• Nicholas
• Ohio
• Oldham
• Owen
• Owsley
• Pendleton
• Perry
• Pike
• Powell
• Pulaski
• Robertson
• Rockcastle
• Rowan
• Russell
• Scott
• Shelby
• Simpson
• Spencer
• Taylor
• Todd
• Trigg
• Trimble
• Union
• Warren
• Washington
• Wayne
• Webster
• Whitley
• Wolfe
• Woodford

Current listings

[3]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed [4]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Archeological Site No. 15HR4		February 20, 1986 (#86000269)	Address Restricted	Lair vicinity
2	Church of the Advent, Episcopal	Church of the Advent, Episcopal	December 22, 1978 (#78001339)	122 N. Walnut St. 38°23′30″N84°17′43″W / 38.391528°N 84.295278°W / 38.391528; -84.295278 (Church of the Advent, Episcopal)	Cynthiana
3	Coleman-Desha Plantation	Coleman-Desha Plantation	February 26, 1993 (#93000045)	U.S. Route 62 E., Oddville Pike, 1 mile northeast of Cynthiana 38°24′00″N84°16′20″W / 38.4°N 84.272222°W / 38.4; -84.272222 (Coleman-Desha Plantation)	Cynthiana
4	Confederate Monument in Cynthiana	Confederate Monument in Cynthiana More images	July 17, 1997 (#97000695)	Battlegrove Cemetery, 0.75 miles east of the junction of S. Elmarch Ave. and Pike St. 38°23′41″N84°16′51″W / 38.394722°N 84.280833°W / 38.394722; -84.280833 (Confederate Monument in Cynthiana)	Cynthiana
5	Cynthiana Commercial District	Cynthiana Commercial District	October 19, 1982 (#82001567)	Pike St. from Church to Main Sts., and Main St. from Bridge to Pleasant Sts. 38°23′29″N84°24′40″W / 38.391389°N 84.411111°W / 38.391389; -84.411111 (Cynthiana Commercial District)	Cynthiana
6	Joel Frazer House		June 23, 1983 (#83002786)	Off Kentucky Route 982 38°22′14″N84°17′29″W / 38.37045°N 84.29139°W / 38.37045; -84.29139 (Joel Frazer House)	Cynthiana	Stone house built in 1810 by Thomas Metcalfe, a stonemason and then-future Kentucky state governor.
7	Handy Farm	Handy Farm	November 25, 2005 (#05001316)	U.S. Route 62 38°23′40″N84°17′07″W / 38.394444°N 84.285278°W / 38.394444; -84.285278 (Handy Farm)	Cynthiana
8	Harrison County Courthouse	Harrison County Courthouse More images	December 6, 1974 (#74000880)	100 Main St. 38°23′21″N84°17′52″W / 38.389167°N 84.297778°W / 38.389167; -84.297778 (Harrison County Courthouse)	Cynthiana
9	Haviland House		June 23, 1983 (#83002787)	Off U.S. Route 62 38°25′28″N84°15′54″W / 38.424444°N 84.265°W / 38.424444; -84.265 (Haviland House)	Cynthiana
10	John Hinkson House		June 23, 1983 (#83002788)	Off U.S. Route 27 38°20′29″N84°18′40″W / 38.341389°N 84.311111°W / 38.341389; -84.311111 (John Hinkson House)	Shawhan
11	Kimbrough-Hehr House		April 20, 1979 (#79000992)	U.S. Route 62 38°19′39″N84°21′48″W / 38.3275°N 84.363333°W / 38.3275; -84.363333 (Kimbrough-Hehr House)	Broadwell
12	William T. Lafferty House	William T. Lafferty House	April 10, 1980 (#80001538)	548 E. Pike St. 38°23′15″N84°16′53″W / 38.387500°N 84.281389°W / 38.387500; -84.281389 (William T. Lafferty House)	Cynthiana
13	John Lair House		June 23, 1983 (#83002789)	Old Lair Rd. 38°20′24″N84°17′30″W / 38.34°N 84.291667°W / 38.34; -84.291667 (John Lair House)	Shawhan
14	John McKee House		June 23, 1983 (#83002790)	Cook Rd. 38°20′51″N84°16′04″W / 38.3475°N 84.267778°W / 38.3475; -84.267778 (John McKee House)	Shawhan
15	Samuel McMillan House		June 23, 1983 (#83002791)	Off U.S. Route 62 38°20′13″N84°21′39″W / 38.336944°N 84.360833°W / 38.336944; -84.360833 (Samuel McMillan House)	Shawhan
16	Monticello	Monticello	December 31, 1974 (#74000881)	Monticello Heights 38°22′59″N84°17′37″W / 38.383056°N 84.293611°W / 38.383056; -84.293611 (Monticello)	Cynthiana	Mansion overlooking Cynthiana which was built around 1883. Now destroyed, carriage house shown.
17	Poplar Hill	Poplar Hill	November 7, 1976 (#76000896)	East of Cynthiana on Kentucky Route 32 38°22′59″N84°16′32″W / 38.383056°N 84.275556°W / 38.383056; -84.275556 (Poplar Hill)	Cynthiana
18	Wesley Roberts House	Wesley Roberts House	November 10, 1982 (#82001568)	113-115 N. Main St. 38°23′28″N84°17′51″W / 38.391111°N 84.297500°W / 38.391111; -84.297500 (Wesley Roberts House)	Cynthiana
19	Second Battle of Cynthiana Battlefield	Second Battle of Cynthiana Battlefield	September 6, 2002 (#02000914)	1 mile north of Cynthiana, east of Kentucky Route 36 38°24′28″N84°18′39″W / 38.407778°N 84.310833°W / 38.407778; -84.310833 (Second Battle of Cynthiana Battlefield)	Cynthiana
20	Joseph Shawhan House		June 23, 1983 (#83002792)	Off U.S. Route 27 38°18′55″N84°18′43″W / 38.315278°N 84.311944°W / 38.315278; -84.311944 (Joseph Shawhan House)	Shawhan
21	Smith House		June 23, 1983 (#83002793)	Off Lair Rd. 38°21′19″N84°16′47″W / 38.355278°N 84.279722°W / 38.355278; -84.279722 (Smith House)	Shawhan
22	Spur Gasoline Station	Spur Gasoline Station	April 27, 1987 (#87000647)	201 E. Bridge St. 38°23′15″N84°17′46″W / 38.3875°N 84.296111°W / 38.3875; -84.296111 (Spur Gasoline Station)	Cynthiana
23	Stone House of Indian Creek		June 23, 1983 (#83002794)	Off U.S. Route 62 38°25′06″N84°16′20″W / 38.418333°N 84.272222°W / 38.418333; -84.272222 (Stone House of Indian Creek)	Cynthiana
24	Stoney Castle		December 12, 1978 (#78001338)	West of Berry on Lafferty Pike 38°31′03″N84°24′09″W / 38.5175°N 84.4025°W / 38.5175; -84.4025 (Stoney Castle)	Berry
25	John Williams House		June 23, 1983 (#83002795)	Off Kentucky Routes 32/36 38°22′11″N84°15′15″W / 38.369722°N 84.254167°W / 38.369722; -84.254167 (John Williams House)	Shawhan

See also

• List of National Historic Landmarks in Kentucky
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Kentucky

References

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 May 19, 2023.
3. 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.
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.