Boyle County Courthouse
National Register of Historic Places

Boyle County Courthouse

Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky
Listed
April 10, 1973
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
73000790

About this property

The Boyle County Courthouse, at Main and 4th Sts. in Danville, Kentucky, was built in 1862. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. The listing was for the two-building complex of the courthouse and the associated jail, built in 1875, and Mid-town Park, in between. The courthouse was designed by architect James R. Carrigan to replace the former courthouse, destroyed in the Great Fire of 1860. Soon after the courthouse was completed, the bloodiest American Civil War battle in Kentucky occurred, the Battle of Perryville, on October 8, 1862. Like all other large buildings in town, the courthouse was commandeered to serve as a hospital. Court was held elsewhere in 1873, and some damage to the courthouse was still being repaired from 1873 to 1875.

Location

Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky
37.64638, -84.77337

Categories

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Sources

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When was Boyle County Courthouse listed on the National Register?

Boyle County Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 10, 1973.

What type of historic resource is Boyle County Courthouse?

Boyle County Courthouse is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Boyle County Courthouse?

The period of significance for Boyle County Courthouse is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1862.

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