Harrison County Sites Listed on the Register of National Historic Places

LISTED!

There are 25 places in Harrison County which have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1974, when the Harrison County Courthouse was listed.  The last was the Handy House on November 25, 2005.

That's more than forty years of work at identifying and in helping to preserve sites that are deserving of the recognition and protection!

The next time you are driving around Harrison County, see how many of the following sites you can see:

1.  Harrison County Courthouse (100 Main St., Cynthiana) ~ Listed December 6, 1974
2. Monticello (aka Thomas Jefferson Megibben House; Monticello Heights, Cynthiana (The house was severely damaged by a fire in July, 1985; its ruins, except for the carriage house, were demolished.)) ~ Listed December 31, 1974 
3. Poplar Hill (aka John William Kimbrough House; 901 Millersburg Pike (East of Cynthiana on KY 32) Cynthiana) ~ Listed November 7, 1976
4.  Stony Castle (West of Berry on Lafferty Pike, Berry) ~ Listed December 12, 1978
5.  Episcopal Church of the Advent (122 North Walnut St., Cynthiana) ~ Listed December 22, 1978
6.  Kimbrough-Hehr House (U.S. 62, Broadwell) ~ Listed  April 20, 1979
7.  William T. Lafferty House (548 East Pike St., Cynthiana) ~ Listed April 10, 1980
8.  Cynthiana Commercial District (Pike St. from Church to Main Sts., and Main St. from Bridge to Pleasant Sts., Cynthiana) ~ Listed October 19, 1982
9.  Wesley Roberts House (113-115 North Main St., Cynthiana) ~ Listed November 10, 1982
10.  Joel Fraizer House (Off KY 982, Cynthiana) ~ Listed June 23, 1983
11. Haviland House, aka Stone House on Haviland Lane (Off U.S. 62, Cynthiana) ~ Listed June 23, 1983
12. John Hinkson House (Off U.S. 27, Shawhan) ~ Listed June 23, 1983
13. John Lair House (Old Lair Rd., Shawhan) ~ Listed June 23, 1983
14. John McKee House (Cook Rd., Shawhan) ~ Listed June 23, 1983
15. Samuel McMillan House (Off U.S. 62, Shawhan) ~ Listed June 23, 1983
16. Joseph Shawhan House (Off U.S. 27, Shawhan) ~ Listed June 23, 1983
17. Smith House (Off Lair Rd., Shawhan) ~ Listed June 23, 1983
18. Stone House of Indian Creek (Off U.S. 62, Cynthiana) ~ Listed June 23, 1983
19. John Williams House (Off KY 32/36, Shawhan) ~ Listed June 23, 1983
20. Archaeological Site No. 15HR4 (Address Restricted, Lair) ~ Listed February 20, 1986
21. Spur Gasoline Station, aka Jay's Cars Office (201 E. Bridge St., Cynthiana) ~ Listed April 27, 1987
22. Coleman-Desha Plantation (aka the Duffy House, the Oaks, and the Newkirk House; 1416 U.S. 62 E (Oddville Pike), 1 mile northeast of Cynthiana) ~ Listed February 26, 1993.
23. Confederate Monument in Cynthiana (Located in Battle Grove Cemetery, 531 East Pike Street (0.75 mi. E of jct. of S. Elmarch Ave. & Pike St.), Cynthiana) ~ Listed July 17, 1997
24. Second Battle of Cynthiana Battlefield (1 mi. N of Cynthiana, E of KY 36) ~ Listed September 6, 2002
25. Handy Farm (aka Ridgeway; U.S. 62, Cynthiana) ~ Listed November 25, 2005 (Visit Friends of Ridgeway Historic Community Center on Facebook for the most up-to-date information)

To find out more about these and other sites in Harrison County visit

https://npgallery.nps.gov/nrhp

or let your fingers do the walking over to

www.HarrisonCountyKy.US

and look for the link to "History on the Hoof."

Do you think there is a site, a home, a building, or some other structure or something to be added to this list?  Then maybe you should contact the Harrison County Historical Society for more information.  It is a bit of work to get listed, but then the results are nothing less than HISTORIC!

The Harrison County Courthouse was added to the list in 1974.