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East of Springfield off Kentucky Route 152 37°42′11″N 85°09′52″W / 37.703056°N 85.164444°W / 37.703056; -85.164444 ( Simms-Mattingly Springfield
Springfield, noted by filmmakers as Hollywood South, is the site of Kentucky's first and only movie sound stage. The Springfield Bonded Film Complex came about as a part of the burgeoning film industry in Kentucky, ushered in by the state's film tax credit. This tax credit has the distinction as the most generous in the nation. [7]
Lincoln Homestead State Park is a state park located just north of Springfield, Kentucky in Washington County.The park encompasses 120 acres (49 ha), and features both historic buildings and reconstructions associated with Thomas Lincoln, father of President Abraham Lincoln.
Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,027. [1] Its county seat is Springfield. [2] The county is named for George Washington. [3] Washington County was the first county formed in the Commonwealth of Kentucky when it reached statehood, and the sixteenth county formed. [4]
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The John R. Barber House, near Springfield, Kentucky, was built in about 1904 or 1905.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. The listing included three contributing buildings and one contributing structure on 9 acres (3.6 ha).
The Washington County Courthouse in Springfield in Washington County, Kentucky is located on Springfield's Public Square, at Main at Lincoln Park Rd. It was built during 1814–15. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [1]
In 1839, the Kentucky Sisters of St. Dominic obtained a charter to grant educational degrees and a campus was built along Bardstown Road, today's U.S. Route 150. After a fire in 1904 destroyed the school's main building, the decision was made to rebuild. [6] A statue and plaque were installed to mark the location of the original building.