Kentucky - Harrison County
Harrison County Kentucky has 25 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 19 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Archeological Site No. 15HR4, Church of the Advent, Episcopal, Cynthiana Commercial District, Fraizer, Joel, House and Haviland House.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Adena Culture dating back to 499 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Harrison County historic places including Thomas Jefferson Megibben and Wiliam Thornton Lafferty.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Harrison County places including John W. Kimbrough, Bishop Benjamin Bosworth Smith, Thomas Metcalf, Samuel Hannaford, John Smith, John Kimbrough, John Huddleston and Asbury Broadwell. Prominent architectural styles found in Harrison Country are Federal, Greek Revival and Georgian.

Archeological Site No. 15HR4 (added 1986 - - #86000269)
Also known as 15 NR 4
Address Restricted , Lair
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Adena Culture
Period of Significance:
499-0 BC, 499-0 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Graves/Burials
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Underwater
Church of the Advent, Episcopal (added 1978 - - #78001339)
122 N. Walnut St. , Cynthiana
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Smith,Bishop Benjamin Bosworth
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
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Coleman--Desha Plantation (added 1993 - - #93000045)
Also known as The Oaks;HR21
US 62 E, Oddville Pike, 1 mi. NE of Cynthiana , Cynthiana
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Georgian
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Work In Progress
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Confederate Monument in Cynthiana (added 1997 - - #97000695)
Also known as HR-C-111
Battlegrove Cemetery. 0.75 mi. E of jct. of S. Elmarch Ave. ike St. , Cynthiana
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Monument/Marker
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Monument/Marker
More Information:
Cynthiana Commercial District (added 1982 - - #82001567)
Pike St. from Church to Main Sts., and Main St. from Bridge to Pleasant Sts. , Cynthiana
Cloudbound, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Civic, Courthouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Social
Current Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Civic, Courthouse
More Information:
Fraizer, Joel, House (added 1983 - - #83002786)
Off KY 982 , Cynthiana
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Metcalf,Thomas
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Handy Farm (added 2005 - - #05001316)
Also known as Hr_115
US 62 , Cynthiana
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress
More Information:
Harrison County Courthouse (added 1974 - - #74000880)
100 Main St. , Cynthiana
Christopher L. Riley, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Huddleston,John
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Haviland House (added 1983 - - #83002787)
Also known as Stone house on Haviland Lane
Off U.S. 62 , Cynthiana
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure
More Information:
Hinkson, John, House (added 1983 - - #83002788)
Off U.S. 27 , Shawhan
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Kimbrough-Hehr House (added 1979 - - #79000992)
U.S. 62 , Broadwell
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kimbrough,John, Broadwell,Asbury
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Lafferty, William T., House (added 1980 - - #80001538)
548 E. Pike St. , Cynthiana
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Historic Person:
Lafferty,Wiliam Thornton
Significant Year:
1890
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Lair, John, House (added 1983 - - #83002789)
Old Lair Rd. , Shawhan
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Federal
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
McKee, John, House (added 1983 - - #83002790)
Cook Rd. , Shawhan
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
McMillan, Samuel, House (added 1983 - - #83002791)
Off U.S. 62 , Shawhan
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Federal, Georgian
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Monticello (added 1974 - - #74000881)
Also known as Thomas Jefferson Megibben House
Monticello Heights , Cynthiana
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hannaford,Samuel
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Megibben,Thomas Jefferson,et al.
Significant Year:
1883
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture, Commerce, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Health Care
Current Sub-function:
Sanatorium
More Information:
Poplar Hill (added 1976 - - #76000896)
Also known as John William Kimbrough House
E of Cynthiana on KY 32 , Cynthiana
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kimbrough,John W.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Military
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Defense, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Battle Site, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Roberts, Wesley, House (added 1982 - - #82001568)
113-115 N. Main St. , Cynthiana
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Second Battle of Cynthiana Battlefield (added 2002 - - #02000914)
Also known as HR 182
1 mi. N of Cynthiana, E of KY 36 , Cynthiana
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Defense, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Battle Site, Rail-Related, Road-Related
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Rail-Related, Road-Related
More Information:
Shawhan, Joseph, House (added 1983 - - #83002792)
Off U.S. 27 , Shawhan
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Smith House (added 1983 - - #83002793)
Off Lair Rd. , Shawhan
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Current Function:
Domestic
More Information:
Spur Gasoline Station (added 1987 - - #87000647)
Also known as Jay's Cars:Office
201 E. Bridge St. , Cynthiana
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Road-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
More Information:
Stone House of Indian Creek (added 1983 - - #83002794)
Off U.S. 62 , Cynthiana
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Stoney Castle (added 1978 - - #78001338)
W of Berry on Lafferty Pike , Berry
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Smith,John
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Williams, John, House (added 1983 - - #83002795)
Off KY 32/36 , Shawhan
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
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