Henry County, Kentucky

Founding: 1799
Parent county: Shelby

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

Land area: 286 square miles

Population (2020): 15,678

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

Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1830; 1840–1860; 1870s; 1890s; 1970–2020

Subdivisions: Five cities

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 942 (14%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 33.3%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 16.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 13.9%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 14%
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: Uncertain—perhaps Newcastle, England

Founding: 1798 (platting); 1805 (post office); 1817 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 884

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

Periods of population growth: pre-1830; 1860s; 1900s; 1920–2000
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 64 (13.8%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. James 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. Peter Foree Farm (c. 1820/1840). 2601 Campbellsburg Road. Greek Revival.
6. Jacob Smith Farm (c. 1860). 4108 Campbellsburg Road. Italianate.
7. Forest Hill / John Downs Farm (c. 1865). 4469 Castle Highway. Gothic Revival.
8. William Pryor Farm (c. 1890). 855 Drennon Road. Eastlake.
9. James 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. Colonial Hill / Laura Oldham House (c. 1845). 316 East Main Cross Street. Greek Revival.
14. Isham Henderson House (c. 1830). East Main Cross Street, east of New Castle.
15. John Mitchell Farm (c. 1860). 1223 McCoun Road. Greek Revival.
16. James Crutcher House (c. 1870). 298 Oldham Street. Greek Revival/Italianate.
17. Isaac Smith Farm (c. 1885). 1511 Old Jericho Road. Italianate.
18. Morgan Perry Farm (c. 1880). 6982 Port Royal Road. Second Empire.

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