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The Downtown Morehead Historic District, in Morehead in Rowan County, Kentucky, is a 30.37 acres (12.29 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2022. [1] [2] [3] Its area is the original downtown business district area, as of 1881. [4]
The Kentucky Folk Art Center was established in 1985 as part of Morehead State University's Folk Art Collection. The collection was housed on two separate buildings on campus until 1997 when the collection was moved to the historic Union Grocery Building in Morehead's First Street Arts District. [3] [4] It holds 1,407 works by Kentucky folk ...
Morehead is a home rule-class city [5] located along US 60 (the historic Midland Trail) and Interstate 64 in Rowan County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. [ 6 ] The population was 7,151 at the time of the 2020 U.S. census .
Kentucky Derby Museum: Louisville: Jefferson: Derby Region: Sports: American Thoroughbred horse racing museum Kentucky Folk Art Center: Morehead: Rowan: Kentucky's Appalachians: Art: Part of Morehead State University, self-taught art, exhibits of folk art, fine art, textiles, photography, and historical content Kentucky Gateway Museum Center ...
The Rowan County War, (1884–1887) which occurred in Rowan County, Kentucky, centered in Morehead, Kentucky, was a feud that took place between the Martin-Tolliver clans & their supporters. In total, 20 people died and 16 were wounded. [1]
This list of museums in Missouri encompasses museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including non-profit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
The Old Rowan County Courthouse, located on Main Street in Morehead, Kentucky, was built in 1899. Since the early 21st century, it is used as the home of the Rowan County Arts Center. [ 2 ] It is a two-story brick building on a rusticated limestone foundation.
The following are approximate tallies of current listings by county. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of March 13, 2009 [2] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [3]