Kentucky - Boyd County
Boyd County Kentucky has 29 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Stone Serpent Mound, Culbertson House, Hilton, Martin, House and Paramount Theatre and Ashland Armory.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Adena and Woodland dating back to 999 BC.

Many famous people are associated with these Boyd County historic places including Thomas Means, Martin Hilton, Lon Rogers, Col. Laban T. Moore and Timothy Fields.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Boyd County places including Martin Hilton, Parsons,C. A.,Enterprises, John T. Gillig, Laura White, James A. Wetmore, Wehr Construction Co., Fred Elswick, Farmouth,R.P., & Co., Wilson, John F., et al. and Edward Poage. Prominent architectural styles found in Boyd Country are Late Victorian, Art Deco and Greek Revival.

Ashland Armory (added 2002 - - #02000920)
Also known as Bd-A-27
2519 Lexington Ave. , Ashland
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Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Arms Storage
Current Function:
Defense
Current Sub-function:
Arms Storage
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Ashland Coal and Iron Railroad Office (added 1979 - - #79003565)
1100 Front St. , Ashland
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
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Ashland Coal and Iron Railroad Store (added 1979 - - #79003553)
900 Front St. , Ashland
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store
Current Function:
Unknown
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Ashland Commercial Historic District (added 1994 - - #94000838)
Also known as See Also:Crump and Field Grocery Company;Paramount Theatre;F
Roughly bounded by 13th St., Carter Ave., 18th St. and Front St. , Ashland
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Chicago
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Department Store, Post Office, Rail-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Current Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Department Store
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Ashland Tuberculosis Hospital (added 2008 - - #08000002)
Also known as Ashland TB Hospital, BD-A-207
3700 Landsdowne Dr. , Ashland
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Health/Medicine
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, Sanatorium
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Business, Institutional Housing
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Bagby, Alexander, House (added 1979 - - #79003561)
1520 Lexington Ave. , Ashland
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Unknown
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Bath Avenue Historic District (added 1979 - - #79003552)
Bath Ave. from 13th to 17th Sts. , Ashland
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Multiple
Significant Year:
1905, 1856, 1877
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Catlett House (added 1973 - - #73000788)
Also known as Beechmoor
25th and Walnut Sts. , Catlettsburg
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Early Republic, Other
Historic Person:
Moore,Col. Laban T.
Significant Year:
1812, 1868
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Catlettsburg National Bank (added 1973 - - #73000789)
Also known as Old Bank Building
110 26th St. , Catlettsburg
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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Catlettsburg Presbyterian Church (added 1974 - - #74002387)
Twenty-sixth and Broadway Sts. , Catlettsburg
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Catlettsburg, Kentucky, Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Depot (added 2012 - - #12000446)
Jct. of Division & Panola Sts., Catlettsburg
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Prairie School
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
More Information:
Crump and Field Grocery Company (added 1979 - - #79003556)
1401--1405 Greenup Ave. , Ashland
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Specialty Store
Current Function:
Unknown
More Information:
Culbertson House (added 1979 - - #79003560)
1520 Chestnut Dr. , Ashland
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Historic Person:
Means,Thomas
Significant Year:
1876
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
More Information:
Felty, Nando, Saloon (added 1979 - - #79003557)
1500 Front St. , Ashland
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Restaurant
Current Function:
Unknown
More Information:
Fields, Timothy, House (added 1979 - - #79003562)
1520 Lexington Ave. , Ashland
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Historic Person:
Fields,Timothy
Significant Year:
1895, 1919
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Unknown
More Information:
First Christian Church of Ashland (added 1990 - - #90000475)
Also known as Old Church of Christ,Scientist,of Ashland;BO-A-89
315 17th St. , Ashland
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
White,Laura
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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First Presbyterian Church (added 1973 - - #73000787)
Also known as Bethesda Church
1600 Winchester Ave. , Ashland
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
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First United Methodist Church (added 1974 - - #74000853)
Also known as First Methodist Episcopal Church, South
2712 Louisa St. , Catlettsburg
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
Henry Clay Hotel (added 1984 - - #84001383)
1736 Winchester Ave. , Ashland
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Parsons,C. A.,Enterprises
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel
More Information:
Hilton, Martin, House (added 1979 - - #79003559)
1314 Hilton Ct. , Ashland
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person
Historic Person:
Hilton,Martin
Significant Year:
1855
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Social History
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Unknown
More Information:
Indian Mounds in Central Park (added 1974 - - #74000852)
Central Park, Carter Ave. , Ashland
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Adena
Period of Significance:
500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Graves/Burials
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
More Information:
Paramount Theatre (added 1975 - - #75000736)
Also known as The Paramount Arts Center
1304 Winchester Ave. , Ashland
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Invention, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Theater
Current Function:
Work In Progress
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Poage, Edward, House (added 1988 - - #79003554)
1016 Winchester Ave. , Ashland
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Poage,Edward
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Work In Progress
Rogers, Lon, House (added 1979 - - #79003564)
2008 Lexington Ave. , Ashland
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Rogers,Lon
Significant Year:
1920
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Unknown
More Information:
Savageot, Jacob, House and Saloon (added 1979 - - #79003558)
1512 Front St. , Ashland
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
St. James AME Church (added 1979 - - #79003555)
12th St. and Carter Ave. , Ashland
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Black
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
Stone Serpent Mound (added 1974 - - #74000854)
Address Restricted , Catlettsburg
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Woodland
Period of Significance:
500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Ceremonial Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Unoccupied Land
US Post Office--Ashland (added 1988 - - #88002617)
1645 Winchester Ave. , Ashland
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Farmouth,R.P., & Co., Wetmore,James A.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Post Office
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Valdenar-Wheeler House (added 1988 - - #79003563)
2417 Winchester Ave. , Ashland
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
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