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Kentucky - Laurel County
Laurel County Kentucky has 11 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Sanders, Harland, Cafe, Wildcat Battlefield Site and Wildcat Mountain Battlefield (Boundary Increase), Bennett, Sue, Memorial School Building and Federal Building-Courthouse.

Several famous people are associated with these Laurel County historic places including Col.Harland D. Sanders and Dr. H.V. Pennington.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Laurel County places including James Knox Taylor, H.L. Rowe, Clark & Howard and Supervising Architect. Prominent architectural styles found in Laurel Country are Art Deco, Early Commercial and Renaissance.

Bennett, Sue, College Historic Buildings (added 1980 - - #80004691)
College St. , London
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Owner:
Private
Bennett, Sue, Memorial School Building (added 1979 - - #79001017)
Also known as Sue Bennett College Administration Building
College St. , London
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education, Social History
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church School
Current Function:
Education, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Church School, College
More Information:
Federal Building-Courthouse (added 1974 - - #74000889)
Main and 3rd Sts. , London
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Taylor,James Knox, Supervising Architect
Architectural Style:
Other, Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Law, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse, Government Office, Post Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse, Government Office, Post Office
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First Evangelical Reformed Church (added 1980 - - #80001648)
Also known as Swiss Colony Church
KY 80 , Bernstadt
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
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London Downtown Historic District (added 2011 - - #11000793)
Main St. between W. 6th & W. 5th Sts., London
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
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London Tuberculosis Hospital (added 2016 - - #16000503)
London, London
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Health/Medicine
Period of Significance:
1925-1974 AD
Pennington Infirmary (added 1987 - - #87000900)
Also known as Greer Building
411 Main St. , London
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event
Historic Person:
Pennington,Dr. H.V.
Significant Year:
1895, 1820
Area of Significance:
Health/Medicine
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Clinic, Hospital
Current Function:
Work In Progress
More Information:
Poynter Building (added 1985 - - #85001745)
Main St. , London
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Communications
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
More Information:
Sanders, Harland, Cafe (added 1990 - - #90001169)
Also known as Kentucky Fried Chicken
Jct. of W. Dixie Hwy. and E. Dixie Ave. , Corbin
FloNight, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event
Historic Person:
Sanders,Col.Harland D.
Significant Year:
1940
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Restaurant
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Restaurant
More Information:
Wildcat Battlefield Site (added 1979 - - #79001018)
13.4 mi. N of London off U.S. 25 , London
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Federal, Private
Historic Function:
Defense, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Battle Site, Unoccupied Land
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Unoccupied Land
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Wildcat Mountain Battlefield (Boundary Increase) (added 2006 - - #06000808)
Also known as 15LL332 (Hazel Patch Skirmish), 15LL131 (Camp Wildcat Battlefield & Encampment)
Jct. of Old Wilderness Rd and Winding Blade Rd., Hazel Patch Rd. , East Bernstadt
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Federal, Local
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Battle Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Natural Feature, Park
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