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Clark County Courthouse
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National Register of Historic Places

Clark County Courthouse

On the National Register since 197452 years
Greek RevivalListed 1974Winchester
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Clark County Courthouse

Clark County Courthouse, at Main St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 7, 1974. It was among the first 2 of Winchester’s 16 listings. The Register lists it for its politics and architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Greek Revival, as it does for 559 other Kentucky listings. Four 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 · 26 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

Main St., Winchester · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Clark County CourthouseStart here
  2. 2Winchester Downtown Commercial DistrictRichardsonian · next door
  3. 3Brown-Proctoria HotelVictorian Commercial · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4William Hickman HouseFederal · next door
  5. 5Thomson Neighborhood DistrictBungalow/Craftsman · 0.2 mi on
Around it

5 more Register listings within a mile

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

BOliver SchoolLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements · Built 18920.2 miBBush, V.W., WarehouseBuilding0.3 miBHood-Tucker HouseFederal0.4 miDSouth Park NeighborhoodAsymmetrical0.4 miBGov. James A. Clark MansionGeorgian0.6 mi
More like it

Greek Revival style, nearby

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

Brown-Proctoria Hotel0.1 mi away
Hodgkins House5.3 mi away
Bybee House5.4 mi away
Owen-Gay Farm8.5 mi away

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Questions about Clark County Courthouse

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

Yes. It was added on Aug 7, 1974 (Register number 74000858).

Is Clark County Courthouse a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Kentucky has 30 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Fort Boonesborough Townsite Historic District, 8.5 miles away.

Can you visit Clark 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 Clark County Courthouse?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 26 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 123849661 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.