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Branham House
Photo: FloNight (Sydney Poore) and Russell Poore, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Branham House

On the National Register since 197353 years
Greek RevivalListed 1973Georgetown
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Branham House

Branham House, at 208 S. Broadway, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 2, 1973. It was among the first 9 of Georgetown’s 46 listings, with six others the same day. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Greek Revival, as it does for 559 other Kentucky listings. Seven more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isListed on the NRHP in Scott County, Kentucky. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 19 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

208 S. Broadway, Georgetown · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Branham HouseStart here
  2. 2Holy Trinity Episcopal ChurchEnglish Gothic · Built 1867 · next door
  3. 3Scott County Jail ComplexLate Victorian · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Scott County CourthouseSecond Empire · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Main Street Historic Commercial District (Boundary Increase)District · next door
Around it

13 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BGarth SchoolCollegiate Gothic0.2 miBCantrill HouseBuilding0.2 miSRoyal Spring ParkSite0.2 miDGeorgetown College Historic BuildingsGreek Revival0.3 miBGiddings Hall, Georgetown CollegeGreek Revival · Built 18390.3 miDGeorgetown East Main Street Residential DistrictNeo-Classical0.3 miBShropshire HouseGreek Revival0.3 miBJohnston-Jacobs HouseGreek Revival0.3 miBFirst African Baptist Church and ParsonageBuilding0.3 miDSouth Broadway Neighborhood DistrictEarly Republic0.4 miDWest Main Street Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.4 miBPayne-Desha HouseFederal0.4 miBShowalter HouseGreek Revival0.4 mi
More like it

Greek Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Greek Revival.

Georgetown College Historic Buildings0.3 mi away
Giddings Hall, Georgetown CollegeBuilt 1839 · 0.3 mi away
Georgetown East Main Street Residential District0.3 mi away
Shropshire House0.3 mi away

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Questions about Branham House

Is Branham House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 2, 1973 (Register number 73000832).

Is Branham House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Kentucky has 30 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Keeneland-Keeneland Racetrack, 11.3 miles away.

Can you visit Branham House?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Branham House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 19 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 123851743 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.