Henry County, Kentucky

Founding: 1798
Parent county: Shelby

Namesake: Patrick Henry (1736–1799), Virginia politician
Seat: New Castle (1798–)

Land area: 286 square miles

Population (2010): 15,416

Population (historic): 3,258 (1800); 10,015 (1840); 11,066 (1870); 14,620 (1900); 12,564 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1820; 1840s; 1870s; 1970s; 1990s

Subdivisions: Five cities

National Register listings: 12

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 942 (14%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 33.3%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 16.8%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,091
Average outbuilding value (1930): $908
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.2 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,578
Average farm size (1920): 60.4 acres
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New Castle

Namesake: Unknown

Founding: 1798 (platting); 1805 (post office); 1851 (incorporation)

Population (2010): 912

Population (historic): 538 (1830); 670 (1870); 462 (1900); 447 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830; 1860s; 1940–1960
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 64 (13.8%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Baskett Farm (c. 1845). 2283 Ballardsville Road. Greek Revival.
2. *Lemuel Thompson Farm (c. 1870). 2614 Ballardsville Road. Greek Revival/Italianate.
3. *Robert Ricketts House (1837). 1813 Beasley Lane. Federal.
4. Samuel Hall Farm (c. 1855). 2145 Bethlehem Road. Greek Revival/Italianate.
5. Foree Farm (c. 1820/1840). 2601 Campbellsburg Road. Greek Revival.
6. Smith Farm (c. 1860). 4108 Campbellsburg Road. Italianate.
7. Downes Farm (c. 1865). 4469 Castle Highway. Gothic Revival.
8. Pryor Farm (c. 1890). 855 Drennon Road. Eastlake.
9. Chick House (c. 1875). 2485 Eminence Road. Italianate.
10. Lock Three Housing (c. 1900). 8730 Gest Road. Queen Anne.
11. *Samuel Hieatt Farm (c. 1850). 1998 Hieatt Road. Greek Revival.
12. *The Highlands / John Callaway House (1798). 313 Highlands Lane. Federal.
13. *Isham Henderson House (c. 1830). East Main Cross Street, east of New Castle.
14. Oldham House (c. 1845). 316 East Main Cross Street. Greek Revival.
15. Mitchell Farm (c. 1860). 1223 McCoun Road. Greek Revival.
16. Smith Farm (c. 1885). 1511 Old Jericho Road. Italianate.
17. *James Crutcher House (c. 1870). 298 Oldham Street. Greek Revival/Italianate.
18. Perry Farm (c. 1880). 6982 Port Royal Road. Second Empire.

1. *Thomas Smith House (1818). 524 Cross Main Street. New Castle. Federal.
2. *Henry County Courthouse (1875). 30 North Main Street. New Castle. Italianate.