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Kentucky Main Street Program National Register of Historic Places Rehabilitation Tax Credits State Historic Preservation Plan

Questions about Historic Properties Help for Cemeteries Report an Archaeological Site Find a Document

September Proclaimed as Archaeology MonthGov. Andy Beshear met with KHC Staff to celebrate September as Archaeology Month in Kentucky.

Site Development Site VisitSite Development members meet with homeowners to discuss the historic rehabilitation tax credit process.

Heritage Farm The Clark Family were awarded a Kentucky Historic Farm designation this year for their Franklin County farm, which has been in the family since 1896.

Nelson County CourthouseThe Kentucky Heritage Council holds an easement on the Nelson Country Courthouse, built in 1891 in Bardstown.

Kentucky Heritage Council OfficeThe Barstow House is the home of the Kentucky Heritage Council, located at 410 High Street, Frankfort

PaducahPaducah participates in Kentucky's Certified Local Government Program, a local-state-federal partnership that promotes planning and preservation

Holt HouseThe Holt House is located in rural Breckinridge County and was the home of President Abraham Lincoln's Judge Advocate General

PrincetonDetails on a historic building located in a downtown Princeton National Register district

PikevillePikeville is a Nationally Accredited Kentucky Main Street Program Community

Pullen Building, GeorgetownKHC administers federal and state historic rehabilitation tax credits, an incentive that has assisted with projects like the Pullen Building in Georgetown

Who We Are

An agency of the Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, the Kentucky Heritage Council is the State Historic Preservation Office, responsible for the identification, protection and preservation of prehistoric resources and historic buildings, sites and cultural resources throughout the Commonwealth.

Kentucky's historic places are as diverse as its citizens and tell the stories of Kentuckians, our shared history and contribute to quality of life for all.

This site can answer some of your questions about historic buildings, preservation, archaeology, and heritage programs in the Commonwealth. If you have further questions, please contact us.

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Kentucky Heritage Council

The Barstow House
410 High Street
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-7005
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. M-F
KHC Staff contact information

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Accommodations for Individuals with Disabilities

The Commonwealth of Kentucky provides, upon request, reasonable accommodations including auxiliary aids and services necessary to afford an individual with a disability an equal opportunity to participate in all services, programs and activities. To request materials in an alternative format, each agency website provides information for contacting the person or persons responsible for providing the service within the agency. Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact each agency by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 1/800-648-6057. For TDD to voice, call 1/800-648-6056.

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