NRHP reference number
Name
Image
Date designated
Locality
County
Notes
83002891
Alexander Plantation House
June 23, 1983
Midway
Woodford
Alexander Plantation house is a notable example of early Kentucky stone architecture
83002837
Anatok
February 17, 1983
Bardstown 37°48′29″N 85°28′17″W / 37.8081194°N 85.47147740000003°W / 37.8081194; -85.47147740000003 (Anatok Plantation House )
Nelson
Currently owned by the Diocese of Louisville . Daniel Rudd , a prominent African-American Catholic journalist, was born into slavery on the plantation in 1854.
76000913
Arcadia
May 4, 1976
Shelby City
Lincoln
Arcadia is an excellent example of Greek Revival architecture. The house was built in 1836 by Isaac Shelby, Jr, a gentleman farmer, who was the fourth son of Isaac Shelby , the first Governor of Kentucky. Arcadia remained in the Shelby family until the early 1960s. It still contains many pieces of their original furniture.
66000357
Ashland
December 19, 1960
Lexington 38°01′43″N 84°28′48″W / 38.02861°N 84.48000°W / 38.02861; -84.48000 (Ashland, The Henry Clay Estate )
Fayette
88003372
Aspen Hall
February 8, 1989
Harrodsburg
Mercer
83002633
Beechland
July 12, 1983
Louisville
Jefferson
Site of the marriage of Jefferson Davis to Sarah Knox Taylor , daughter of President Zachary Taylor
83002889
Blossom Hill
July 21, 1983
Milton
Trimble
98000325
Blue Wing Landing
April 27, 1998
Gratz
Owen
Modernly, the house is known as the Mason Brown House , and was home to the notable Brown family.
88003368
Sutfield House
February 9, 1989
Harrodsurg
Mercer
also known as Alexandria
78001375
The Cedars
1978
Stanford
Lincoln
Built in 1853. Also known as Shadowlands.
76000925
Clay Hill
November 7, 1976
Harrodsburg
Mercer
93000045
Coleman-Desha Plantation
Cynthiana
Harrison
76000926
Doricham
October 22, 1976
Harrodsburg
Mercer
Duncan Hall
Bloomfield
Nelson
Built by Confederate Major Green Duncan in 1854 and housed 61 slaves. Remained in the same family until the 21st century. Burned in 2009.
83002660
Edgewood
August 16, 1983
Brownsboro Farm
Jefferson
Elmwood
1972
Perryville
Boyle
Designated a Kentucky landmark. Served as a hospital during the Battle of Perryville
Emmick Plantation
Lewisport
Hancock
Fairfax Plantation
Bloomfield
Nelson
Built by John Stone, a native of Fairfax County, Va. in 1791. Home was later expanded. Also known as Stoneland.
Fairfield
Paris
Bourbon
72000536
Farmington
October 18, 1972
Louisville
Jefferson
Fearn Hill
Hunters Bottom
Carroll
83002668
Fishpool Plantation
Louisville
Federal Grove
Auburn
Logan
At its peak, Federal Grove consisted of more than 2,000 acres
71000354
Federal Hill
March 11, 1971
Bardstown
Nelson
87002189
Forest Hill
December 30, 1987
Stanford
Lincoln
Gatliff Plantation
Knox
Giltner Plantation
Hunters Bottom
Carroll
In 1848, Francis Giltner was involved in a federal case Giltner vs. Gorham in Michigan, involving runaway slaves from his plantation.
73000786
The Grange
April 11, 1973
Paris
Bourbon
77000614
Helm Place
August 3, 1978
Lexington
Fayette
Eventual home of Mary Todd Lincoln 's sister, Emilie Todd Helm . Also known as Cedar Hall.
Henry Duncan House
Bloomfield
Nelson
Built by Henry Duncan, a descendant of Christopher Newport and Thomas Bragg, in 1783. Home was enlarged in 1800 and 1815.
80001649
James W. Alcorn House
April 11, 1980
Stanford
Lincoln
Also known as the Hickories at St. Alsaph's.
83002828
Honeysuckle Hill
August 11, 1983
Harrodsburg
Mercer
Huston Plantation
Morganfield
Union
The oldest part of the house dates to 1820 with the main section constructed in 1843. The plantation was commandeered by Union forces as a campground during the American Civil War .
71000347
Locust Grove
June 23, 1986
Louisville 38°17′13″N 85°39′43″W / 38.28706°N 85.66192°W / 38.28706; -85.66192 (Locust Grove )
Jefferson
Longview Farm
Glenview
Jefferson
The home was built in the 1840s, and is listed as it was once a part of Locust Grove Plantation
Maple Hill Manor
Springfield
Washington
Served as Confederate encampment and Union Hospital. Childhood home of Phil Simms .
84000292
McCutcheon Meadows
November 24, 1984
Auburn
Logan
Maplewood Plantation
Walton
Boone
Maplewood was the home to fugitive slave Margaret Garner , and the inspiration for "Sweet Home," the fictional plantation in Toni Morrison 's Beloved .
Mount Brilliant
Lexington
Fayette
Built on 2,000 acres of land gifted by Thomas Jefferson to William Russell in recognition of his brother Henry’s outstanding military service in the French and Indian War.
Mount Lebanon
Paris
Bourbon
Home to Kentucky's second governor
Maplewood Plantation
Walton
Boone
Maplewood was the home to fugitive slave Margaret Garner , and the inspiration for "Sweet Home," the fictional plantation in Toni Morrison 's Beloved .
00000269
Newell B. McClaskey House
March 24, 2000
Bloomfield
Nelson
Oaklawn Plantation
Bardstown
Nelson
Currently a bed and breakfast named Bourbon Manor.
83002855
Oldham Plantation
Falmouth
Pendleton
formerly listed on the National Register of Historic Places
76000907
Oxmoor
July 13, 1976
Louisville
Jefferson
75000763
Pleasant Retreat
May 6, 1975
Lancaster
Garrard
Home of Kentucky Governor William Owsley and the replica slave cabin featured in Harriet Beecher Stowe 's Uncle Tom's Cabin
83002887
Preston Plantation
July 21, 1983
Bedford
Trimble
The plantation consisted of 8,000 acres
76000862
Richwood Plantation
August 11, 1976
Milton
Trimble
05001316
Ridgeway
November 25, 2005
Cynthiana
Harrison
Also known as Handy House and Chestnut Hall.
79003117
Riverside
April 20, 1979
Louisville
Jefferson
Rocky Hill Plantation
Smithland
Livingston
Home to Thomas Jefferson's sister, Lucy Jefferson Lewis . Site of infamous 1811 slave (Slave George ) murder. [ 4]
Sanford Bishop House
Bloomfield
Nelson
Scarlett Berkley Duncan Plantation
Bloomfield
Nelson
Slead House
Shelbyville
Shelby
Historically, a 2,000-acre hemp plantation built in 1860 by the Slead Family.
73000814
Sportsman's Hill
April 11, 1973
Crab Orchard
Lincoln
66000359
Springfield
July 4, 1961
Louisville 38°16′45″N 85°38′50″W / 38.27917°N 85.64722°W / 38.27917; -85.64722 (Springfield, The Zachary Taylor House )
Jefferson
The boyhood home of President Zachary Taylor
Anoatop Plantation
Bloomfield
Nelson
Built by John Jones in the late 1850s. Currently houses a bed and breakfast and winery. Also known as Springhill
Springrest Plantation
Bloomfield
Nelson
Built by Dr. Micajah Glasscock in 1854.
Stillwell Heady Plantation
Bloomfield
Nelson
Built by the Heady family off of highway 458.
Stone Hall Plantation
Bloomfield
Nelson
Built in 1835 by Isaac Davis Stone on land owned by his father since 1791.
Villa Lawn
Bardstown
Nelson
W.J. Kendrick Plantation
Monticello
Wayne
Walnut Hill
Gethsemane
Lincoln
Walnut Hill was one of the first brick buildings built in Kentucky, but it was torn down in the 1940s. Only the meat cabin survives.
80001662
Walnut Groves Plantation
April 1, 1980
Bloomfield
Nelson
Also known as Walnut Groves Farm or Merrifield House. Built by Samuel Boone Merrifield around 1830. Owned by the Merrifield, then McClaskey families; then by the Merrfield family again.
Now owned by Linda Bruckheimer and her movie producer husband, Jerry .
71000342
Waveland Plantation
August 12, 1971
Lexington
Fayette
85001841
Ward Hall
August 23, 1985
Georgetown
Scott
Home to the family of famed Southern Belle Sallie Ward and Kentucky's Confederate Governor George Johnson.
71000352
White Hall
March 11, 1971
Richmond
Madison
84001824
Anderson-Smith House
March 1, 1984
Paducah
McCracken
Serves as an official Kentucky Welcome Center and houses the furniture of Vice-President Alben Barkley . Also known as Whitehaven or "Bide-a-wee."
73000824
Wickland
February 16, 1973
Bardstown
Nelson
Has been the home of 3 governors: two from Kentucky and one from Louisiana
William Gatewood Plantation
Bedford
Trimble
Author and abolitionist Henry Bibb was enslaved on this plantation. After seeing six of his younger brothers sold away to other slave owners, Bibb escaped from slavery in 1842 and went on to work as an abolitionist and set up the first black newspaper in Canada.
10000904
Woodstock Plantation
November 10, 2010
Trenton
Todd
Built in 1830, the home was once part of the 3,000 acres Woodstock Plantation.