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Oliver School
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National Register of Historic Places

Oliver School

On the National Register since 200422 years
Late 19th and Early 20th Century American MovementsListed 2004Winchester
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Oliver School

Oliver School, at 30 Oliver St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 4, 2004. The Register lists it for its education, black history and social history, at the local level. It describes its style as Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements, as it does for 17 other Kentucky listings. Two more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isAmerican school in Winchester, Kentucky (1892–1969). 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

1892 to today

  1. 1892Built
  2. 2004Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 22 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

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

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  1. 1Oliver SchoolStart here
  2. 2Clark County CourthouseGreek Revival · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Winchester Downtown Commercial DistrictRichardsonian · next door
  4. 4Brown-Proctoria HotelVictorian Commercial · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5William Hickman HouseFederal · next door
Around it

6 more Register listings within a mile

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

BBush, V.W., WarehouseBuilding0.3 miDSouth Park NeighborhoodAsymmetrical0.6 miDThomson Neighborhood DistrictBungalow/Craftsman0.6 miBGov. James A. Clark MansionGeorgian0.6 miBHood-Tucker HouseFederal0.7 miBVictory Heights Elementary SchoolArt Deco0.9 mi

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Questions about Oliver School

Is Oliver School on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 4, 2004 (Register number 04000795).

Is Oliver School 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, 8.7 miles away.

Can you visit Oliver School?

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 Oliver School?

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 123849674 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.