National Register of Historic Places listings in Nelson County, Kentucky

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Nelson County, Kentucky.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Nelson County, Kentucky, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.^[1]

There are 43 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted November 8, 2024.^[2]

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Current listings

^[3]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed^[4]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Archeological Site 15 Ne 3	Upload image	September 27, 1979 (#79001027)	11 miles (18 km) north of Bardstown along the road to Lenore^[5] 37°55′55″N 85°30′21″W / 37.931944°N 85.505944°W / 37.931944; -85.505944 (Archeological Site 15 Ne 3)	Lenore
2	Baldwin's Tourist Court Residence-Office	Baldwin's Tourist Court Residence-Office	November 10, 2011 (#11000797)	321 W. Stephen Foster Ave. 37°48′36″N 85°28′20″W / 37.810000°N 85.472222°W / 37.810000; -85.472222	Bardstown
3	Bardstown Historic District	Bardstown Historic District More images	February 17, 1983 (#83002837)	Roughly bounded by 1st, 3rd (U.S. Routes 31E/150), and 5th Sts., Muir Ave., and railroad track; also generally bounded by 1st St., 5th St., Muir Ave., Beall Ave., Maiden's Alley, Cherry Alley, and Mulberry Alley 37°48′40″N 85°27′57″W / 37.8111°N 85.4658°W / 37.8111; -85.4658 (Bardstown Historic District)	Bardstown	Second set of boundaries represents a boundary increase of November 10, 2010
4	Beechwold	Beechwold	November 29, 1984 (#84000355)	500 E. Stephen Foster Ave. (U.S. Routes 62/150) 37°48′34″N 85°27′19″W / 37.809444°N 85.455278°W / 37.809444; -85.455278 (Beechwold)	Bardstown
5	Bloomfield Historic District	Bloomfield Historic District More images	March 18, 1991 (#91000234)	Central Bloomfield, including parts of Hill, Main, Perry, and Depot Sts. and Fairfield, Springfield, and Taylorsville Roads 37°54′43″N 85°19′09″W / 37.911944°N 85.319167°W / 37.911944; -85.319167 (Bloomfield Historic District)	Bloomfield
6	Bruntwood	Bruntwood	September 9, 1975 (#75000814)	714 N. 3rd St. (U.S. Routes 31E/150) 37°49′15″N 85°27′51″W / 37.820833°N 85.464167°W / 37.820833; -85.464167 (Bruntwood)	Bardstown
7	Cobblestone Path	Cobblestone Path	November 16, 1989 (#89002018)	Eastern end of Flaget Ave., northeastern to Broadway 37°48′36″N 85°27′46″W / 37.81°N 85.462778°W / 37.81; -85.462778 (Cobblestone Path)	Bardstown
8	Confederate Monument of Bardstown	Confederate Monument of Bardstown	July 17, 1997 (#97000674)	North Bardstown Cemetery, 0.3 miles south of the junction of U.S. Routes 31E/150 and KY-245 37°49′28″N 85°27′42″W / 37.824444°N 85.461667°W / 37.824444; -85.461667 (Confederate Monument of Bardstown)	Bardstown
9	Coombs-Duncan-Brown Farmhouse	Upload image	August 5, 2010 (#10000525)	2985 Chaplin-Taylorsville Rd. 37°56′11″N 85°16′53″W / 37.936389°N 85.281389°W / 37.936389; -85.281389 (Coombs-Duncan-Brown Farmhouse)	Bloomfield
10	Cottage Grove Historic District	Cottage Grove Historic District	April 18, 1991 (#91000390)	1015 Old Bloomfield Pike 37°49′06″N 85°27′07″W / 37.818333°N 85.451944°W / 37.818333; -85.451944 (Cottage Grove Historic District)	Bardstown
11	Culpeper	Upload image	May 26, 1988 (#88000674)	Northern side of Springfield Rd./U.S. Route 150 37°47′59″N 85°26′23″W / 37.799722°N 85.439722°W / 37.799722; -85.439722 (Culpeper)	Bardstown
12	Henry Duncan House	Upload image	December 6, 1990 (#90001843)	Taylorsville Rd. north of Maple Grove Cemetery 37°55′06″N 85°19′01″W / 37.918333°N 85.316944°W / 37.918333; -85.316944 (Henry Duncan House)	Bloomfield
13	Edgewood	Edgewood	July 30, 1975 (#75000815)	310 S. 5th St. 37°48′21″N 85°28′17″W / 37.805833°N 85.471389°W / 37.805833; -85.471389 (Edgewood)	Bardstown
14	Frankfort and Cincinnati Model 55 Rail Car	Upload image	October 8, 1998 (#97001344)	136 S. Main St. 37°39′22″N 85°35′34″W / 37.656111°N 85.592778°W / 37.656111; -85.592778	New Haven
15	Holiday Inn of Bardstown	Upload image	May 10, 2023 (#100008960)	1875 New Haven Rd. 37°47′14″N 85°29′17″W / 37.7873°N 85.4880°W / 37.7873; -85.4880 (Holiday Inn of Bardstown)	Bardstown
16	Howard Brothers' Store	Upload image	October 16, 1986 (#86002861)	General Delivery 37°34′21″N 85°35′32″W / 37.5725°N 85.592222°W / 37.5725; -85.592222 (Howard Brothers' Store)	Howardstown
17	Ben Johnson House	Ben Johnson House	July 16, 1979 (#79001026)	1003 N. 3rd St. (U.S. 31E/150) 37°49′42″N 85°27′38″W / 37.828333°N 85.460556°W / 37.828333; -85.460556 (Ben Johnson House)	Bardstown
18	Silvester Johnson House and Business	Silvester Johnson House and Business	April 12, 2002 (#02000345)	151-153 N. Main St. 37°39′31″N 85°35′36″W / 37.658611°N 85.593333°W / 37.658611; -85.593333	New Haven
19	John S. Kelley House	John S. Kelley House	March 6, 1992 (#91001103)	306 S. 5th St. 37°48′24″N 85°28′18″W / 37.806667°N 85.471667°W / 37.806667; -85.471667 (John S. Kelley House)	Bardstown
20	Kurtz Restaurant and Bardstown-Parkview Motel-Office	Kurtz Restaurant and Bardstown-Parkview Motel-Office	November 15, 2011 (#11000798)	418 E. Stephen Foster Ave. 37°48′32″N 85°27′26″W / 37.808889°N 85.457222°W / 37.808889; -85.457222	Bardstown
21	L & N Steam Locomotive No. 152	L & N Steam Locomotive No. 152 More images	December 30, 1974 (#74000883)	Junction of Depot and 1st Sts. 37°39′25″N 85°35′31″W / 37.656944°N 85.591944°W / 37.656944; -85.591944 (L & N Steam Locomotive No. 152)	New Haven
22	Louisville and Nashville Combine Car Number 665	Louisville and Nashville Combine Car Number 665	November 19, 1997 (#97001343)	136 S. Main St. 37°39′25″N 85°35′33″W / 37.656944°N 85.5925°W / 37.656944; -85.5925	New Haven
23	Mattingly House	Upload image	January 8, 1987 (#87000201)	Off U.S. Route 150 37°48′27″N 85°25′27″W / 37.8075°N 85.424167°W / 37.8075; -85.424167 (Mattingly House)	Bardstown
24	Newell B. McClaskey House	Newell B. McClaskey House More images	March 24, 2000 (#00000269)	1795 KY 1066 37°55′24″N 85°16′16″W / 37.923333°N 85.271111°W / 37.923333; -85.271111 (Newell B. McClaskey House)	Bloomfield
25	MT. BRODERICK Pullman Lounge-Obs-Sleeping Car	Upload image	November 18, 1997 (#97001345)	136 S. Main St. 37°39′22″N 85°35′34″W / 37.656111°N 85.592778°W / 37.656111; -85.592778	New Haven
26	My Old Kentucky Home	My Old Kentucky Home More images	March 11, 1971 (#71000354)	U.S. Route 150, Stephen Foster Ave. 37°48′25″N 85°27′24″W / 37.806944°N 85.456667°W / 37.806944; -85.456667 (My Old Kentucky Home)	Bardstown
27	Nelson County Jail	Nelson County Jail	January 8, 1987 (#87000178)	111 W. Stephen Foster St. 37°48′32″N 85°28′05″W / 37.808889°N 85.467917°W / 37.808889; -85.467917 (Nelson County Jail)	Bardstown
28	New Sherwood Hotel	New Sherwood Hotel More images	March 26, 1992 (#92000291)	138 S. Main St. 37°39′26″N 85°35′37″W / 37.657222°N 85.593611°W / 37.657222; -85.593611 (New Sherwood Hotel)	New Haven
29	Old Kentucky Home Motel	Old Kentucky Home Motel	November 10, 2011 (#11000799)	414 W. Stephen Foster Ave. 37°48′40″N 85°28′28″W / 37.811111°N 85.474444°W / 37.811111; -85.474444 (Old Kentucky Home Motel)	Bardstown
30	Old L & N Station	Old L & N Station More images	July 12, 1990 (#87002613)	602 N. 3rd St. (U.S. 31E/150) 37°49′02″N 85°27′53″W / 37.817361°N 85.464722°W / 37.817361; -85.464722 (Old L & N Station)	Bardstown
31	Old Talbott Tavern	Old Talbott Tavern	October 30, 1973 (#73000822)	Court Sq. 37°48′32″N 85°28′03″W / 37.808889°N 85.4675°W / 37.808889; -85.4675 (Old Talbott Tavern)	Bardstown
32	St. Joseph Cathedral and College Complex	St. Joseph Cathedral and College Complex More images	June 3, 1976 (#76000930)	W. Stephen Foster Ave. 37°48′39″N 85°28′15″W / 37.810833°N 85.470833°W / 37.810833; -85.470833	Bardstown
33	St. Joseph Proto Cathedral	St. Joseph Proto Cathedral	January 9, 1974 (#74000897)	W. Stephen Foster Ave. 37°48′39″N 85°28′17″W / 37.810833°N 85.471389°W / 37.810833; -85.471389 (St. Joseph Proto Cathedral)	Bardstown
34	St. Thomas Roman Catholic Church and Howard-Flaget House	St. Thomas Roman Catholic Church and Howard-Flaget House More images	July 12, 1976 (#76000931)	3 miles south of Bardstown off U.S. Route 31E 37°46′00″N 85°29′01″W / 37.766667°N 85.483611°W / 37.766667; -85.483611	Bardstown
35	T. W. Samuels Distillery Historic District	Upload image	November 1, 1988 (#88002047)	Junction of KY 523 and Corman Railroad tracks 37°54′00″N 85°33′31″W / 37.9°N 85.558611°W / 37.9; -85.558611	Deatsville
36	Wilson Samuels House	Upload image	April 2, 2024 (#100010189)	160 South St. Gregory Church Road 37°53′07″N 85°31′56″W / 37.8852°N 85.5322°W / 37.8852; -85.5322 (Wilson Samuels House)	Samuels
37	Sisters of Charity of Nazareth Historic District	Upload image	March 15, 1984 (#84001425)	North of Bardstown off U.S. Route 31E/150 37°50′59″N 85°28′22″W / 37.849722°N 85.472778°W / 37.849722; -85.472778	Bardstown
38	Spalding Hall, St. Joseph's College	Spalding Hall, St. Joseph's College More images	May 7, 1973 (#73000823)	N. 5th St. 37°48′41″N 85°28′16″W / 37.811389°N 85.471111°W / 37.811389; -85.471111	Bardstown
39	Stone House on Buffalo Creek	Upload image	August 18, 1983 (#83002838)	Off KY 245 37°50′29″N 85°31′11″W / 37.841389°N 85.519722°W / 37.841389; -85.519722 (Stone House on Buffalo Creek)	Bardstown
40	John Stone House	Upload image	July 12, 1984 (#84001885)	U.S. Route 62 37°54′11″N 85°18′45″W / 37.903056°N 85.3125°W / 37.903056; -85.3125 (John Stone House)	Bloomfield
41	Walnut Groves Farm	Walnut Groves Farm	April 1, 1980 (#80001662)	North of Bloomfield on KY 55; also 801 Taylorsville Rd. 37°55′24″N 85°19′15″W / 37.923333°N 85.320833°W / 37.923333; -85.320833 (Walnut Groves Farm)	Bloomfield	Taylorsville Road address represents a boundary increase
42	Wickland	Wickland More images	February 16, 1973 (#73000824)	0.5 miles east of Bardstown on U.S. Route 62 37°48′47″N 85°27′12″W / 37.813056°N 85.453333°W / 37.813056; -85.453333 (Wickland)	Bardstown
43	Wilson Motel	Upload image	November 10, 2011 (#11000800)	530 N. 3rd St. 37°49′01″N 85°27′54″W / 37.816944°N 85.465000°W / 37.816944; -85.465000 (Wilson Motel)	Bardstown

References

^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved November 8, 2024.
^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
^ Funkhouser, W.D., and W.S. Webb. "Archaeological Survey of Kentucky". University of Kentucky Reports in Anthropology 7.5 (1950): 318.

[1] The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.

[2] National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved November 8, 2024.

[NRHP_colors-3] Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.

[refnums-4] The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.

[5] Funkhouser, W.D., and W.S. Webb. "Archaeological Survey of Kentucky". University of Kentucky Reports in Anthropology 7.5 (1950): 318.

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