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Owenton

10 places in Owenton, Kentucky are on the National Register of Historic Places. Houses make up the largest group by what the buildings were for. One of the listings is a historic district rather than a single building.

The earliest listing here is Owen County Courthouse and Jail, added May 6, 1976.

Map

Coordinates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data. A point marks the record location and does not mean the place is open to visitors. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

10
Listings
1
Historic districts
1976
First listing

Oldest on the register

First listedOwen County Courthouse and Jail · May 6, 1976

Listing dates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data. Construction years come from Wikidata, matched on reference number, and are on record for 0 of the 10 listings here. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Historic districts

Styles that appear most

Neoclassical 1

Style labels come from Wikidata and are on record for 1 of the 10 listings here. The count is the number of listings carrying each label. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Every listing

Central Owenton Historic District1984
Address
Roughly Bryan, Madison, Seminary, and Thomas Sts., Owenton
Listed
Sep 4, 1984
Reference
84001893
Contributing
18 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Central Owenton Historic District
L. 0. Cox House1984
Address
311 N. Main St., Owenton
Listed
Sep 4, 1984
Reference
84001895
Contributing
1 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Cox, L. 0., House
Ford House1984
Address
311 S. Main St., Owenton
Listed
Sep 4, 1984
Reference
84001897
Contributing
1 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Highfield1977
Address
303 N. Adams St., Owenton
Listed
Nov 17, 1977
Reference
77000640
Contributing
1 buildings, 1 structures
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Directions ↗
Highfield
William Linsey House1984
Address
220 W. Seminary St., Owenton
Listed
Sep 4, 1984
Reference
84001900
Contributing
1 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Directions ↗
Linsey, William, House
McKay House1984
Address
105 E. Adair St., Owenton
Listed
Sep 4, 1984
Reference
84001902
Contributing
1 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Directions ↗
McKay House
Monterey Grade School1997
Address
9725 US 127 S, Owenton vicinity
Listed
Aug 19, 1997
Reference
97000869
Contributing
1 buildings, 2 structures, 1 sites
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Directions ↗
Old Cedar Baptist Church1997
Address
1040 Claxon Ridge Rd., Owenton vicinity
Listed
Sep 5, 1997
Reference
97000870
Style
Neoclassical architecture
Contributing
1 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Owen County Courthouse and Jail1976
Address
N. Thomas and N. Madison Sts., Owenton
Listed
May 6, 1976
Reference
76000937
Contributing
2 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Owen County Courthouse and Jail
E. E. Settle House1984
Address
403-405 N. Adams St., Owenton
Listed
Sep 4, 1984
Reference
84001910
Contributing
1 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Directions ↗

Every listing here also appears on its county page for Owen.