Clark County Court House

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Clark County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Clark County Court House, Winchester KY
Clark County Court House, Winchester KY
Location: Winchester, Kentucky
Coordinates: 37°59′34″N 84°10′41″W / 37.99278, -84.17806Coordinates: 37°59′34″N 84°10′41″W / 37.99278, -84.17806
Built/Founded: 1855
Architect: McMurtry,John
Architectural style(s): Greek Revival
Added to NRHP: August 07, 1974
NRHP Reference#: 74000858

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Governing body: Local

This building is the Court House Building in Winchester, Kentucky. It is one of the oldest of its kind, it still stands right in the middle of downtown. It is surrounded by historic buildings like it, the Winchester Court House is one of the last few original still standing and in use. The Court House still contains all of its records of what has happened in the city. Many people don't know that the Court House was switched to a different building throughout time, but it is now in the original building that was built for it.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  2. ^ National Register of Historical Places - Kentucky (KY), Clark County. Retrieved on 2008-03-28.

Personal Interviews with long time residents of Winchester