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Garrard Mills
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National Register of Historic Places

Garrard Mills

On the National Register since 198442 years
VernacularListed 1984Lancaster
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Garrard Mills

Garrard Mills, at 205 E. Buford St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 26, 1984. The Register lists it for its industry and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Vernacular, as it does for 182 other Kentucky listings. It was listed as part of Lancaster MRA. Seven more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isFactory in Kentucky, United States of America. 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 · 5 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

205 E. Buford St., Lancaster · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Garrard MillsStart here
  2. 2Male AcademyVernacular · next door
  3. 3Garrard County JailItalianate · Built 1873 · next door
  4. 4Methodist Episcopal ChurchGothic · next door
  5. 5Lancaster Commercial Historic DistrictGreek Revival · 0.1 mi on
Around it

15 more Register listings within half a mile

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

SLancaster CemeteryRomanesque0.1 miBBilly Ball HouseVernacular0.1 miBWherritt HouseFederal0.2 miBWearren PlaceGothic Revival0.3 miBPeacock HouseGreek Revival0.3 miBPeacock-Miller HouseItalianate0.3 miBJennings-Salter HouseFederal0.3 miBHamilton HouseGreek Revival0.3 miBBoyle-Robertson-Letcher HouseGreek Revival0.3 miBGov. William O. Bradley HouseGothic Cottage0.3 miBJ. C. Hemphill HouseItalianate0.4 miBJudge V. A. Lear HouseGreek Revival0.4 miBSue Shelby Mason HouseSecond Empire0.4 miBDenny PlaceQueen Anne0.4 miBDr. Oliver Perry Hill HouseGreek Revival0.5 mi
More like it

Vernacular style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Vernacular.

Male Academy0.1 mi away
Billy Ball House0.1 mi away
Lancaster Commercial Historic District0.2 mi away
Calico & Brown General Store9.2 mi away

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Questions about Garrard Mills

Is Garrard Mills on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 26, 1984 (Register number 84001447).

Is Garrard Mills a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Kentucky has 30 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Jacobs Hall, Kentucky School for the Deaf, 10.8 miles away.

Can you visit Garrard Mills?

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 Garrard Mills?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 5 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 123846455 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.