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Royal Spring Park
Photo: FloNight (Sydney Poore) and Russell Poore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Royal Spring Park

Also known as Big Spring; Floyd's Big Spring; Town Commons

On the National Register since 197353 years
Listed 1973Georgetown
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About Royal Spring Park

Royal Spring Park 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 and military, at the state level. The listing covers 7.7 acres. Nine 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 · 22 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Between Clinton and Jefferson Sts. west of Water, Broadway, and Georgetown Sts., in Georgetown, KY · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Royal Spring ParkStart here
  2. 2Scott County CourthouseSecond Empire · next door
  3. 3Main Street Historic Commercial District (Boundary Increase)District · next door
  4. 4Branham HouseGreek Revival · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Holy Trinity Episcopal ChurchEnglish Gothic · Built 1867 · 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.

BJohnston-Jacobs HouseGreek Revival0.1 miBScott County Jail ComplexLate Victorian0.2 miBShropshire HouseGreek Revival0.2 miBFirst African Baptist Church and ParsonageBuilding0.2 miBShowalter HouseGreek Revival0.2 miBGarth SchoolCollegiate Gothic0.3 miBCantrill HouseBuilding0.3 miDGeorgetown College Historic BuildingsGreek Revival0.3 miBGiddings Hall, Georgetown CollegeGreek Revival · Built 18390.3 miDGeorgetown East Main Street Residential DistrictNeo-Classical0.3 miBPayne-Desha HouseFederal0.3 miDWest Main Street Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.4 miDSouth Broadway Neighborhood DistrictEarly Republic0.5 mi

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Questions about Royal Spring Park

Is Royal Spring Park on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 2, 1973 (Register number 73000842).

Is Royal Spring Park a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Kentucky has 30 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Keeneland-Keeneland Racetrack, 11.4 miles away.

Can you visit Royal Spring Park?

Yes: it is open to visitors. Check opening times before you go.

Where can I read the history of Royal Spring Park?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 22 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 123851823 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.