List of plantations in Kentucky explained

This is a list of plantations (including plantation houses) in the U.S. state of Kentucky, which are: National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design.[1] [2] [3]

Color keyHistoric register listing
National Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places
Contributing property to a National Register of Historic Places historic district
Designated Kentucky landmark or Historic Marker
Designated Kentucky Heritage Farm (Kentucky Heritage Council)
Not listed on national or state register
NRHP reference numberNameImageDate designatedLocalityCountyNotes
83002891Alexander Plantation HouseMidwayWoodford
83002837AnatokBardstown
37.8081°N -85.4715°W
Nelson
76000913ArcadiaShelby CityLincoln
66000357AshlandLexington
38.0286°N -84.48°W
Fayette
88003372Aspen HallHarrodsburgMercer
83002633BeechlandLouisvilleJefferson
83002889Blossom HillMiltonTrimble
98000325Blue Wing LandingGratzOwen
88003368Sutfield HouseHarrodsurgMercer
78001375The CedarsStanfordLincoln
76000925Clay HillHarrodsburgMercer
93000045Coleman-Desha PlantationCynthianaHarrison
76000926DorichamHarrodsburgMercer
Duncan HallBloomfieldNelsonBuilt by Confederate Major Green Duncan in 1854 and housed 61 slaves. Remained in the same family until the 21st century. Burned in 2009.
83002660EdgewoodBrownsboro FarmJefferson
ElmwoodPerryvilleBoyle
Emmick PlantationLewisportHancock
Fairfax PlantationBloomfieldNelsonBuilt by John Stone, a native of Fairfax County, Va. in 1791. Home was later expanded. Also known as Stoneland.
FairfieldParisBourbon
72000536FarmingtonLouisvilleJefferson
Fearn HillHunters BottomCarroll
83002668Fishpool PlantationLouisville
Federal GroveAuburnLogan
71000354Federal HillBardstownNelson
87002189Forest HillStanfordLincoln
Gatliff PlantationKnox
Giltner PlantationHunters BottomCarroll
73000786The GrangeParisBourbon
77000614Helm PlaceLexingtonFayette
Henry Duncan HouseBloomfieldNelsonBuilt by Henry Duncan, a descendant of Christopher Newport and Thomas Bragg, in 1783. Home was enlarged in 1800 and 1815.
80001649James W. Alcorn HouseStanfordLincolnAlso known as the Hickories at St. Alsaph's.
83002828Honeysuckle HillHarrodsburgMercer
Huston PlantationMorganfieldUnion
71000347Locust GroveLouisville
38.2871°N -85.6619°W
Jefferson
Longview FarmGlenviewJefferson
Maple Hill ManorSpringfieldWashingtonServed as Confederate encampment and Union Hospital. Childhood home of Phil Simms.
84000292McCutcheon MeadowsAuburnLogan
Maplewood PlantationWaltonBoone
Mount BrilliantLexingtonFayette
Mount LebanonParisBourbon
Maplewood PlantationWaltonBoone
00000269Newell B. McClaskey HouseMarch 24, 2000BloomfieldNelson
Oaklawn PlantationBardstownNelsonCurrently a bed and breakfast named Bourbon Manor.
83002855Oldham PlantationFalmouthPendleton
76000907OxmoorLouisvilleJefferson
75000763Pleasant RetreatLancasterGarrard
83002887Preston PlantationBedfordTrimble
76000862Richwood PlantationMiltonTrimble
05001316RidgewayCynthianaHarrison
79003117RiversideLouisvilleJefferson
Rocky Hill PlantationSmithlandLivingston[4]
Sanford Bishop HouseBloomfieldNelson
Scarlett Berkley Duncan PlantationBloomfieldNelson
Slead HouseShelbyvilleShelby
73000814Sportsman's HillCrab OrchardLincoln
66000359SpringfieldLouisville
38.2792°N -85.6472°W
Jefferson
Anoatop PlantationBloomfieldNelsonBuilt by John Jones in the late 1850s. Currently houses a bed and breakfast and winery. Also known as Springhill
Springrest PlantationBloomfieldNelsonBuilt by Dr. Micajah Glasscock in 1854.
Stillwell Heady PlantationBloomfieldNelsonBuilt by the Heady family off of highway 458.
Stone Hall PlantationBloomfieldNelsonBuilt in 1835 by Isaac Davis Stone on land owned by his father since 1791.
Villa LawnBardstownNelson
W.J. Kendrick PlantationMonticelloWayne
Walnut HillGethsemaneLincoln
80001662Walnut Groves PlantationApril 1, 1980BloomfieldNelsonAlso 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.
71000342Waveland PlantationLexingtonFayette
85001841Ward HallGeorgetownScott
71000352White HallRichmondMadison
84001824Anderson-Smith HousePaducahMcCracken
73000824WicklandBardstownNelson
William Gatewood PlantationBedfordTrimble
10000904Woodstock PlantationTrentonTodd

See also

Notes and References

  1. "How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation," (PDF), National Register Bulletins, National Park Service. Retrieved March 22, 2007.
  2. Web site: National Park Service . National Park Service . April 2007 . National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State . 2007-05-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070609212946/http://www.cr.nps.gov/nhl/designations/Lists/LIST07.pdf . 2007-06-09.
  3. Web site: National Park Service . National Park Service . National Historic Landmark Program: NHL Database . https://web.archive.org/web/20040606195612/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/default.cfm . dead . 2004-06-06 . 2007-08-14 .
  4. Web site: Jefferson's Nephews - The Murder of a Slave . .