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Bourbon County Courthouse
Photo: Christopher L. Riley, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Bourbon County Courthouse

Part of the Paris Courthouse Square Historic DistrictListed on its own in 1974; the district followed in 1979
Beaux ArtsListed 1974In the Paris Courthouse Square Historic DistrictParis
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About Bourbon County Courthouse

Bourbon County Courthouse, at Courthouse Sq., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 31, 1974. It was among the first 4 of Paris’s 13 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Beaux Arts, as it does for 40 other Kentucky listings. It also stands in the Paris Courthouse Square Historic District, listed in 1979. The listing covers 1 acre. Three 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 · 32 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1974 to today

  1. 1974Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  2. 1979The Paris Courthouse Square Historic District is listed around it
  3. 2026On the Register for 52 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Courthouse Sq., Paris · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Bourbon County CourthouseStart here
  2. 2Paris Courthouse Square Historic DistrictBeaux Arts · next door
  3. 3Duncan TavernGeorgian · next door
  4. 4Eades TavernBuilding · next door
  5. 5Downtown Paris Historic DistrictHigh Victorian Italianate · 0.2 mi on
Around it

5 more Register listings within 2 miles

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

DDuncan Avenue Historic District (Additional Documentation)High Victorian Italianate0.3 miBParis Railroad DepotAmerican Victorian0.5 miBAllen-Alexander HouseFederal0.9 miBParis Cemetery GatehouseBuilt 18621.1 miOBourbon County Confederate MonumentObject1.1 mi
More like it

Beaux Arts style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Beaux Arts.

Paris Courthouse Square Historic District0 mi away
Winchester Downtown Commercial District15.7 mi away
North Broadway-Short Street Historic District17.6 mi away
Lexington-Fayette County Government Building Block17.7 mi away

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Questions about Bourbon County Courthouse

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

Yes. It was added on Dec 31, 1974 (Register number 74000851).

Is Bourbon County Courthouse a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Kentucky has 30 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Old Morrison, Transylvania College, 17.3 miles away.

Can you visit Bourbon 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.

Is Bourbon County Courthouse in a historic district?

Yes, the Paris Courthouse Square Historic District, added to the Register in 1979.

Where can I read the history of Bourbon County Courthouse?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 32 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 123849329 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.