Kentucky - Mercer County - Historic Districts
Mercer County Kentucky (Historic Districts) has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Shakertown at Pleasant Hill Historic District, College Street Historic District and Greek Revival Houses of Mercer County: Lynnwood, Walnut Hall, Glenworth, Beaumont Avenue Residential District and Harrodsburg Commercial District.

The famous person Abram Hite Bowman is associated with one of more of the Mercer County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Mercer County places including Micajah Burnett and Peter N. Wilson. Prominent architectural styles found in Mercer Country are Greek Revival, Colonial Revival and Queen Anne.

Beaumont Avenue Residential District (added 1989 - - #88003359)
338--538 Beaumont Ave. , Harrodsburg
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
College Street Historic District (added 1979 - - #79001023)
Also known as See Also:Doricham
College St. from North Lane to Factory St. , Harrodsburg
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Greek Revival, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Greek Revival Houses of Mercer County: Lynnwood, Walnut Hall, Glenworth (added 1978 - - #78001388)
Also known as A. H. Bowman House,David Thompson House,Robert Mosby Davis H
N and E of Harrodsburg off US 127 , Harrodsburg
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Bowman,Abram Hite,et al.
Significant Year:
1848, 1850
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Harrodsburg Commercial District (added 1980 - - #80001657)
Roughly bounded by Lexington, Greenville, and Chiles Sts., Moreland and Beaumont Aves. , Harrodsburg
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Colonial Revival, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Education, Government, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Courthouse, Library, Professional, Religious Structure, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Courthouse, Professional, Religious Structure, Specialty Store
Lexington, Harrodsburg, and Perryville Turnpike Rural Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000087)
US 68 , Harrodsburg
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History, Transportation, Agriculture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
McAfee Farm Historic District (added 1989 - - #88003360)
S of McAfee on Old Louisville Rd. , McAfee
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Greek Revival, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
North Main Street Historic District (added 2011 - - #11000796)
105-414 N. Main St., 109 W. Lexington, 101 W. Broadway, 163 E. Broadway, Harrodsburg
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Pioneer Memorial State Park (added 1989 - - #88003377)
Also known as Fort Harrod State Park
College Ave. between Lexington and Poplars Sts. , Harrodsburg
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Monument/Marker
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Shakertown at Pleasant Hill Historic District (added 1971 - - #71000353)
On U.S. 68 , Shakertown and vicinity
Christopher L. Riley, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Burnett,Micajah
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture, Religion, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
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