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Cantrill House
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National Register of Historic Places

Cantrill House

Also known as Hawkins House; Judson Hall; Georgetown Female Seminary

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

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About Cantrill House

Cantrill House, at 324 E. Jackson St., 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 industry, commerce, education and architecture, at the local level. The listing covers 3 acres. Six more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric house in Kentucky, United States. 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 · 20 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

324 E. Jackson St., Georgetown · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Cantrill HouseStart here
  2. 2Giddings Hall, Georgetown CollegeGreek Revival · Built 1839 · next door
  3. 3Georgetown College Historic BuildingsGreek Revival · next door
  4. 4Georgetown East Main Street Residential DistrictNeo-Classical · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Shropshire HouseGreek Revival · next door
Around it

12 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 miBBranham HouseGreek Revival0.2 miBMcFarland HouseCarpenters' Gothic0.3 miBHoly Trinity Episcopal ChurchEnglish Gothic · Built 18670.3 miDMain Street Historic Commercial District (Boundary Increase)District0.3 miBScott County CourthouseSecond Empire0.3 miSRoyal Spring ParkSite0.3 miDSouth Broadway Neighborhood DistrictEarly Republic0.4 miBScott County Jail ComplexLate Victorian0.4 miBJohnston-Jacobs HouseGreek Revival0.4 miBFirst African Baptist Church and ParsonageBuilding0.5 miBShowalter HouseGreek Revival0.5 mi

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Questions about Cantrill House

Is Cantrill House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 2, 1973 (Register number 73000834).

Is Cantrill House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Kentucky has 30 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Keeneland-Keeneland Racetrack, 11.2 miles away.

Can you visit Cantrill 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 Cantrill House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 20 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 123851753 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.