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

Scott County Courthouse

Georgetown’s first place on the National RegisterListed Sep 28, 1972; only 37 of Kentucky’s 3,367 listings are older
Second EmpireListed 1972Georgetown
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Scott County Courthouse

Scott County Courthouse, at E. Main and Broadway, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 28, 1972: the first place in Georgetown to be listed. Only 37 of Kentucky’s 3,367 listings are older. The Register lists it for its politics and architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Second Empire, as it does for 14 other Kentucky listings. The listing covers 1 acre. Eight more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCourthouse 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 · 21 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

E. Main and Broadway, Georgetown · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Scott County CourthouseStart here
  2. 2Main Street Historic Commercial District (Boundary Increase)District · next door
  3. 3Royal Spring ParkSite · next door
  4. 4Johnston-Jacobs HouseGreek Revival · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Showalter HouseGreek Revival · 0.1 mi on
Around it

13 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BBranham HouseGreek Revival0.1 miBHoly Trinity Episcopal ChurchEnglish Gothic · Built 18670.2 miBScott County Jail ComplexLate Victorian0.2 miBShropshire HouseGreek Revival0.2 miBFirst African Baptist Church and ParsonageBuilding0.2 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 Scott County Courthouse

Is Scott County Courthouse on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 28, 1972 (Register number 72000542).

Is Scott County Courthouse 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 Scott County Courthouse?

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 Scott County Courthouse?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 21 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 123851827 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.