Kentucky - Lyon County
Lyon County Kentucky has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Kelly's Suwanee Furnace Office, MAMIE S. BARRETT (towboat), Old Eddyville Historic District and Whalen Site (125-Ly-48).

The famous person William Kelly is associated with one of more of the Lyon County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Lyon County places including Howard Brothers' Ship yard and McDonald Bros.. Prominent architectural styles found in Lyon Country are Greek Revival and Romanesque.

Kelly's Suwanee Furnace Office (added 1971 - - #71000351)
Address Restricted , Kuttawa
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Person
Historic Person:
Kelly,William
Significant Year:
1851, 1856
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Commerce, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Science, Industry, Invention
Cultural Affiliation:
American
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
MAMIE S. BARRETT (towboat) (added 1983 - - #83002811)
Also known as Pennimani Piasa
Eddy Creek Marina , Eddyville
Z28scrambler, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Transportation, Industry, Maritime History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Work In Progress
More Information:
Old Eddyville Historic District (added 1981 - - #81000285)
Off KY 730 , Eddyville
MGA73bot2, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
McDonald Bros.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Whalen Site (125-Ly-48) (added 1983 - - #83002812)
Address Restricted , Kuttawa
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Historic - Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Middle Archaic, Early Archaic
Period of Significance:
5000-5499 BC, 4500-4999 BC
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
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