Confederate Monument in Danville
National Register of Historic Places

Confederate Monument in Danville

Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky
Listed
July 16, 1997
Type
Object
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
97000720

About this property

The Confederate Monument in Danville, originally located between Centre College and the First Presbyterian Church at the corner of Main and College Streets in Danville, Kentucky, was a monument dedicated to the Confederate States of America that is on the National Register of Historic Places. The monument was dedicated in 1910 by the surviving veterans of the Confederacy of Boyle County, Kentucky and the Kate Morrison Breckinridge Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC). In 2021, it was relocated to a museum in Meade County, Kentucky.

Location

Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky
37.64557, -84.77838

Categories

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Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

First Presbyterian Church
Early Republic
0.1 mi
The Norton Center for the Arts
Industrial
0.1 mi
Carnegie Library
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0.1 mi
Old Centre, Centre College
Industrial
0.2 mi
St. Mildred's Court-West Lexington Avenue Historic Distric t
Listed
0.3 mi

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When was Confederate Monument in Danville listed on the National Register?

Confederate Monument in Danville was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 16, 1997.

What type of historic resource is Confederate Monument in Danville?

Confederate Monument in Danville is classified as a object in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Confederate Monument in Danville?

The period of significance for Confederate Monument in Danville is recorded as the civil_war era.

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