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South of Stanford on Kentucky Route 1247 37°28′06″N 84°38′01″W / 37.468333°N 84.633611°W / 37.468333; -84.633611 ( Adam Pence Stanford
Chicago Water Tower and Chicago Avenue Pumping Station, circa 1886 The tower in comparison to other high rises in the area, September 2013. The tower, built in 1869 by architect William W. Boyington from yellowing Lemont limestone, [2] is 182.5 feet (55 m) tall. [3] Inside was a 138-foot (42 m) high standpipe to hold water.
Morgan County History Museum: West Liberty: Morgan: Kentucky's Appalachians: Local history [20] Mountain Homeplace: Staffordsville: Johnson: Kentucky's Appalachians: Living: Mid-19th century working farm with Museum Of Appalachian History, includes farmstead, church, school, and blacksmith shop. Mountain Life Museum: London: Laurel: Daniel ...
The McCormack Church is a historic church near Stanford, Kentucky. It was built in 1820 and added to the National Register in 1976. [1] It is a brick building on a stone foundation, with brick laid in Flemish bond. [2] It is located 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Stanford on State Highway 1194, on the west bank of Hanging Fork Creek. [2]
This is a list of plantations (including plantation houses) in the U.S. state of Kentucky, which are: National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. [1 ...
Stanford is a home rule-class city in Lincoln County, Kentucky, United States. It is one of the oldest settlements in Kentucky, having been founded in 1775. Its population was 3,487 at the 2010 census [4] and an estimated 3,686 in 2018. [5] It is the county seat of Lincoln County. [6] Stanford is part of the Danville Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Built in 1853 near the Ohio River, Portland Elementary opened at a time when the city's population was about 43,000 and its growth was strongly influenced by the riverboats that needed to be ...
The Water Tower and Pumping Station were jointly added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 23, 1975. [3] In addition the Tower was named an American Water Landmark in 1969. The Water Tower was also one of the few buildings to survive the Great Chicago Fire. The district is the namesake of the nearby Water Tower Place. [4] [5]