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Calloway County Courthouse
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National Register of Historic Places

Calloway County Courthouse

On the National Register since 198640 years
Classical RevivalListed 1986Murray
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Calloway County Courthouse

Calloway County Courthouse, at Town Sq., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 19, 1986. It was among the first 11 of Murray’s 15 listings, with five others the same day. The Register lists it for its politics, at the local level. It describes its style as Classical Revival, as it does for 148 other Kentucky listings. It was listed as part of Murray Kentucky MRA. The listing covers 1 acre. Ten more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCounty courthouse in Murray, 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 · 10 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1913 to today

  1. 1913Built
  2. 1986Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 40 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

Town Sq., Murray · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Calloway County CourthouseStart here
  2. 2Murray Commercial Historic DistrictGothic · next door
  3. 3First Christian ChurchGothic Revival · next door
  4. 4National HotelClassical Revival · next door
  5. 5Edwin S. Diuguid HouseRichardsonian Romanesque · next door
Around it

7 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BUS Post Office-MurrayClassical Revival<0.1 miBFirst Baptist ChurchBuilding0.1 miBWill Linn HouseQueen Anne0.1 miBSwann, W.G., Tobacco CompanyBuilding0.2 miOConfederate Monument in MurrayBuilt 19170.2 miDMain Street Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.2 miBThe Murray Woman's Club ClubhouseTudor Revival0.4 mi
More like it

Classical Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Classical Revival.

US Post Office-Murray0 mi away
Murray Commercial Historic District0 mi away
National Hotel0.1 mi away

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Questions about Calloway County Courthouse

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

Yes. It was added on Feb 19, 1986 (Register number 86000287).

Is Calloway County Courthouse a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Kentucky has 30 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Calloway 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 Calloway County Courthouse?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 10 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 123848080 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.