Woodford County, Kentucky

Founding: 1789
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

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 / Joseph Helm Farm (c. 1870). 459 Barroway Lane. Italianate.
2. Big Sink Farm / Andrew 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. Zachariah Ford Farm (c. 1855). 2150 Delaney Ferry Road. Italianate/Gothic Revival.
8. Claiborne Nuckols House (c. 1851). North of Frankfort Road, northwest of Midway Road. Gothic Revival. Razed.
9. Stony Lonesome / Joel DuPuy House (c. 1790). 640 Grier's Creek Road. Federal.
10. George Moore Log House (c. 1795/1835). 914 Hedden Road. Razed.
11. Samuel Wooldridge Farm (c. 1860). 241 High Street. Italianate.
12. Glen Eagles / 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. Scottwood (c. 1810). 2004 Leestown Pike. Federal.
16. Edgewood / Joel DuPuy Farm (c. 1830). 1450 Lexington Road. Federal/Greek Revival.
17. Springdale Pond / Charles Cox Farm (c. 1835). 2367 Lexington Road. Greek Revival.
18. Airy Mount (1796). 2759 McCowan's Ferry Road. Federal.
19. Prospect Hill / Lewis Arnold Farm (c. 1810). 3850 McCowan's Ferry Road. Federal.
20. Wyndehurst (c. 1810). 4895 McCowan's Ferry Road. Federal.
21. Robert Wilhoit Farm (c. 1820). 6300 McCowan's Ferry Road. Federal.
22. Hiram Wilhoit Farm (c. 1840). 9225 McCowan's Ferry Road. Greek Revival.
23. Pleasant Lawn / Thomas Edwards Farm (c. 1825). 2519 McCracken Pike. Federal.
24. Peacham / Henry Scearce House (c. 1829). 2964 McCracken Pike. Federal.
25. Pleasant Lawn / Daniel Williams House (1829). 1500 Midway Road. Federal.
26. Dunvegan / Joel Twyman 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. Adam 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. Woodburn / William Buford Farm (1847–1848). 2250 Old Frankfort Pike. Greek Revival/Italianate.
35. Anthony Phelps Farm (c. 1835). 2600 Old Frankfort Pike. Greek Revival.
36. Calumet / 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. Valhalla / Hugh Paul Farm (c. 1815). 473 Paul's Mill Road. Federal.
40. Buck Pond / Thomas Marshall Farm (c. 1785). 1055 Payne's Mill Road. Greek Revival.
41. Maple Hill / Dudley Ball House (c. 1860/1910). 805 Pinckard Pike. Gothic Revival/Classical Revival.
42. Oakland / 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. Peter Powell House (c. 1895). 895 Pisgah Pike. Queen Anne.
47. Glen Lake / John Stout Farm (1856). 3615 Pisgah Pike. Greek Revival/Italianate.
48. Harbin Hyatt Farm (c. 1820). 1975 Scott's Ferry Road. Federal.
49. Hillside / Robert Garrett Farm (c. 1855). 3981 Shannon Run Road. Greek Revival/Italianate.
50. Edward Blackburn Farm (c. 1810). 570 Spring Station Road. Federal.
51. Clough Harris House (c. 1840). 6495 Troy Pike. Classical Revival.
52. Stone Castle / Ezra Hammon Farm (c. 1810). 9016 Troy Pike.
53. Troy Presbyterian Church (1872). 11021 Troy Pike. Gothic Revival/Italianate.
54. Robert Guyn Farm (1802/1827). 11864 Troy Pike.
55. John Graham House (c. 1855). 376 Weisenberger Mill Road. Gothic Revival.
56. Wallace Farm (c. 1800/1866). 1375 Weisenberger Mill Road. Federal.
57. Parrish Hill Farm / James Parrish Farm (1906). 241 North Winter Street. Classical Revival.

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