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History · Glenview Hills

Glenview Hills dates to 1972, and 1 of its places is on the National Register

Most of Glenview Hills was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1971. Its Register listing is the Berry Hill.

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How Glenview Hills began

When was Glenview Hills founded?

1972

Glenview Hills dates its founding to 1972 (Wikidata).

2020 census: 37754 years
Founding year: Wikidata.

What stands out about Glenview Hills’ past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The story so far

Glenview Hills, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Glenview Hills yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Glenview Hills is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Glenview Hills had a population of 377. Glenview Hills was named for the nearby community of Glenview, although Glenview Hills was formally incorporated in 1972, more than a decade before the original town received similar recognition.

Glenview Hills was established in 1972. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 319 to 377 (+18%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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On the National Register

1 historic place in Glenview Hills

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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first listed
1983
Berry Hill
Berry Hill
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Georgian1
Colonial Revival1
Berry HillGeorgian

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Glenview Acres

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Glenview Hills’ history

What year was Glenview Hills founded?

In 1972, according to Wikidata.

What is on the National Register in Glenview Hills?

One place: the Berry Hill (listed 1983).

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the National Register of Historic Places (1) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.