Branham House
National Register of Historic Places

Branham House

Georgetown, Scott County, Kentucky
Listed
April 1, 1973
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
73000832

About this property

The Branham House is residential dwelling located in the South Broadway Neighborhood Historic District in Georgetown, Kentucky. The property was individually listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1973. It is the oldest house in the City of Georgetown, which was incorporated in 1790, and was probably built in the 1790s.

Location

208 S. Broadway
Georgetown, Scott County, Kentucky
38.20805, -84.55983

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 73000832. It was listed on April 1, 1973.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
Industrial
0 mi
Garth School
Industrial
0.1 mi
Scott County Jail Complex
Industrial
0.1 mi
Scott County Courthouse
Civil War
0.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Morgan at Georgetown (First Raid)
1862Civil War
0.1 mi
Skirmish at Georgetown (Kirby Smith Advance)
1862Civil War
0.1 mi
Action at Georgetown (Scott County)
1862Civil War
0.2 mi
Battle of Fort Jefferson (Kentucky)
1780Revolutionary War
7.1 mi

Questions about this property

When was Branham House listed on the National Register?

Branham House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 1, 1973.

What type of historic resource is Branham House?

Branham House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Branham House?

The period of significance for Branham House is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1790.

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