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Henry County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky bordering the Kentucky River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,678. [1] Its county seat is New Castle, but its largest city is Eminence. [2] The county was founded in 1798 from portions of Shelby County. [3]
New Castle is located southwest of the center of Henry County. U.S. Route 421 follows Main Street and leads north 7 miles (11 km) to Campbellsburg and southeast 29 miles (47 km) to Frankfort . Louisville is 38 miles (61 km) to the southwest via Kentucky Route 146 and Interstate 71 .
It includes the Italianate-style Henry County Courthouse, which was separately listed on the National Register in 1977. New Castle's historic center is somewhat different from those of other Kentucky county seat towns, as it never had a railroad. Railroads reached most county seats by around 1920 and shaped development significantly.
Location of Henry County in Kentucky. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Henry County, Kentucky. It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Henry County, Kentucky, United States. The locations of National Register properties and ...
The Henry County Courthouse, Jail, and Warden's House in New Castle, Kentucky was built in 1875. It was designed by the McDonald Brothers in a mix of Italianate, Second Empire, and other styles. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [1]
Pages in category "Cities in Henry County, Kentucky" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. ... New Castle, Kentucky; P. Pleasureville, Kentucky ...
The Isham Henderson House, on Main Cross Rd. in New Castle in Henry County, Kentucky, was built c. 1830. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. The listing included two contributing buildings (a stone house and a frame dependency) and a contributing structure (a root cellar). [1] [2]
Henry County: 103: New Castle: 1798: Shelby County: Patrick Henry (1736–99), Revolutionary War-era legislator and U.S. founding father 15,973: 289 sq mi (749 km 2) Hickman County: 105: Clinton: 1821: Christian County: Paschal Hickman, military captain killed at the Battle of Frenchtown: 4,447: 244 sq mi (632 km 2) Hopkins County: 107 ...