Woodford County, Kentucky

Founding: 1788
Parent county: Fayette

Namesake: William Woodford, Continental Army general
Seat: Versailles (1792–)

Land area: 189 square miles

Population (2020): 26,871

Population (historic): 9,210 (1790); 12,273 (1830); 8,240 (1870); 13,134 (1900); 10,981 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1830; 1840s; 1870–1900; 1930s; 1950–2020

Subdivisions: Two cities

National Register listings: 87

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,013 (9.2%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 42.5%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 28.4%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 6%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.5%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,545
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,470
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.4 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,351
Average farm size (1920): 73.5 acres
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Versailles

Namesake: Versailles, France

Founding: 1792 (platting); 1802 (post office); 1837 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 10,347

Population (historic): 172 (1800); 1,044 (1840); 3,268 (1870); 2,337 (1900); 2,338 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1792–1870; 1920–2020

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 420 (10.5%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Helmsley / Helm Farm (c. 1870). 459 Barroway Lane. Italianate.
2. *Harris Farm (1907). 4675 Big Sink Road. Classical Revival.
3. *Heartland / George McLeod House (1886). 1470 Clifton Road. Queen Anne.
4. Farm (c. 1905). 2335 Clifton Road. Classical Revival.
5. *Welcome Hall / John Long Farm (c. 1792/1828). 4590 Clifton Road. Federal.
6. *Jack Jouett House (c. 1795). 255 Craig's Creek Road. Federal.
7. *Claiborne Nuckols House (c. 1851). North of Frankfort Road, northwest of Midway Road. Gothic Revival.
8. Ford Farm (c. 1855). 2150 Delaney Ferry Road. Italianate/Gothic Revival.
9. Joel DuPuy House (c. 1790). 640 Grier's Creek Road. Federal.
10. *George Moore Log House (c. 1795/1835). 914 Hedden Road. Razed.
11. Woolridge Farm (c. 1860). 241 High Street. Italianate.
12. *Thomas Lyne Farm (1837). 687 Kidd's Mill Road. Federal.
13. *Lewis Payne House (c. 1845). 668 Lansing Lane. Greek Revival.
14. *Elkwood / William McDowell Farm (c. 1835). 158 Leestown Pike. Federal.
15. House (c. 1810). 2004 Leestown Pike. Federal.
16. *Edgewood / Joel DuPuy Farm (c. 1830). 1450 Lexington Road. Federal/Greek Revival.
17. Cox Farm (c. 1835). 2367 Lexington Road. Greek Revival.
18. *Airy Mount (1796). 2759 McCowan's Ferry Road. Federal.
19. *Lewis Arnold Farm (c. 1810). 3850 McCowan's Ferry Road. Federal.
20. *Farm (c. 1810). 4895 McCowan's Ferry Road. Federal.
21. Wilhoit Farm (c. 1820). 6300 McCowan's Ferry Road. Federal.
22. Wilhoit Farm (c. 1840). 9225 McCowan's Ferry Road. Greek Revival.
23. *Thomas Edwards Farm (c. 1820). 2519 McCracken Pike. Federal.
24. *Henry Scearce House (c. 1829). 2964 McCracken Pike. Federal.
25. *Pleasant Lawn / Daniel Williams House (1829). 1500 Midway Road. Federal.
26. Bohannon Farm (c. 1830). 1625 Midway Road. Federal/Greek Revival.
27. *Lucas Broadhead House (1903). 2025 Midway Road. Classical Revival.
28. *Cane Spring / Kinkead–Swope Farm (c. 1789/1795/1858). 3489 Midway Road. Italianate.
29. Hibler House (c. 1875). 5745 Midway Road. Italianate.
30. House (c. 1875). 501 Mundy's Landing Road. Italianate.
31. *Mundy's Landing / Thomas Mundy House (c. 1800/1847). 4065 Mundy's Landing Road. Greek Revival.
32. *Offutt–Cole Tavern (c. 1791/1802). 21 Old Frankfort Pike.
33. *Mount Vernon Baptist Church (1904). 1220 Old Frankfort Pike. Gothic Revival/Romanesque.
34. *William Buford Farm (1847–1848). 2250 Old Frankfort Pike. Greek Revival/Italianate.
35. Phelps Farm (c. 1835). 2600 Old Frankfort Pike. Greek Revival.
36. *Samuel Wallace Farm (c. 1817). 3504 Old Frankfort Pike. Federal.
37. *Woodburn / Robert Alexander Farm (c. 1810). Old Frankfort Pike, east of Wood Lake Road. Federal.
38. Woodburn Gatehouse (c. 1865). Old Frankfort Pike, east of Wood Lake Road. Gothic Revival.
39. *Paul Farm (c. 1815). Paul's Mill Road. Federal.
40. *Buck Pond / Thomas Marshall Farm (c. 1785). 1055 Payne's Mill Road. Greek Revival.
41. Ball House (c. 1860/1910). 805 Pinckard Pike. Gothic Revival/Classical Revival.
42. *William Garrett Farm (1812/1834). 2120 Pinckard Pike. Greek Revival.
43. House (c. 1885). 2485 Pinckard Pike. Queen Anne/Italianate.
44. *William Jennings House (c. 1835). 3450 Pinckard Pike. Federal.
45. *Pisgah Presbyterian Church (1812/1868). 710 Pisgah Pike. Gothic Revival.
46. House (c. 1895). 895 Pisgah Pike. Queen Anne.
47. *Glen Lake / John Stout Farm (1856). 3615 Pisgah Pike. Greek Revival/Italianate.
48. Hillside / Garrett Farm (c. 1855). 3981 Shannon Run Road. Greek Revival/Italianate.
49. Hyatt Farm (c. 1820). 1975 Scott's Ferry Road. Federal.
50. Harris House (c. 1840). 6495 Troy Pike. Classical Revival.
51. *Ezra Hammon Farm (c. 1810). 9016 Troy Pike.
52. *Robert Guyn Farm (1802/1827). 11864 Troy Pike.
53. *John Graham House (c. 1855). 376 Weisenberger Mill Road. Gothic Revival.
54. *Wallace Farm (c. 1800/1866). 1375 Weisenberger Mill Road. Federal.
55. *Parrish Hill Farm / James Parrish Farm (1906). 241 North Winter Street. Classical Revival.