Boyle County, Kentucky

Founding: 1842
Parent counties: Lincoln and Mercer

Namesake: John Boyle, Kentucky politician
Seat: Danville (1842–)

Land area: 180 square miles

Population (2020): 30,614

Population (historic): 9,116 (1850); 9,515 (1870); 13,817 (1900); 16,282 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1960; 1970–2020

Subdivisions: Three cities

National Register listings: 99

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,252 (10.1%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 34.6%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 30.2%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.8%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 15.4%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,300
Average outbuilding value (1930): $886
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.1 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,394
Average farm size (1920): 62.5 acres
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Danville

Namesake: Unclear—perhaps Walker Daniel, surveyor

Founding: 1783 (platting); 1792 (post office); 1836 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 17,234

Population (historic): 270 (1800); 1,223 (1840); 2,542 (1870); 4,285 (1900); 6,729 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1860; 1870–1980; 1990–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 638 (8.9%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Jeremiah Fisher House (c. 1845). South 4th Street, north of Highland Court. Greek Revival. Razed in 2014.
2. *John Boyle Farm (c. 1816). 1876 Bellows Mill Road. Federal. Razed in 2017.
3. *David Rice Farm (c. 1808/1837). 1325 Buster Pike. Greek Revival.
4. *Nimrod Buster Farm (1876). 1395 Buster Pike. Italianate.
5. *Caldwell Farm (c. 1825). 1273 Caldwell Road.
6. *George Harlan House (c. 1794). 3420 Chrisman Lane. Federal.
7. *Log House (c. 1790). 60 Curtis Road.
8. *Charles Cecil Farm (1885–1886). 1567 Danville Bypass. Italianate.
9. House (c. 1885). 518 Dogwood Drive. Gothic Revival.
10. *Waveland / Willis Green House (c. 1800). 120 Erskine Drive. Federal.
11. *Charles Worthington Farm (1855). 2367 Gentry Lane. Italianate.
12. Caldwell Farm (c. 1800/1850). 2011 Harrodsburg Road. Greek Revival.
13. *William Thompson Farm (c. 1800). 2612 Harrodsburg Road.
14. *Roselawn / William Owsley Farm (1848). 2915 Harrodsburg Road. Greek Revival.
15. *Thomas Helm Farm (c. 1852). 3245 Harrodsburg Road. Gothic Revival.
16. *Melrose / Granville Cecil Farm 1856/1859). 3500 Harrodsburg Road. Greek Revival.
17. *Blythewood / Christopher Moore Farm (1852). 3901 Harrodsburg Road. Greek Revival.
18. *Peter Mason Farm (1854). 4355 Harrodsburg Road. Greek Revival.
19. *Crawford House (c. 1840). Harrodsburg Road, south of South Braxton Drive. Federal.
20. *Bottom Log House (c. 1810?). 1438 Hays–Mays Road.
21. *Warrenwood / John Warren Farm (1856). 3044 Hustonville Road. Gothic Revival.
22. *James McFerran Farm (1851). Hustonville Road, south of Danville Bypass. Greek Revival. Razed.
23. *Caldwell Farm (1858). 430 Irvin Road. Greek Revival.
24. *William Crow House (c. 1795). 1695 Lancaster Road.
25. *Granite Hill Farm / William Bryant Farm (c. 1810/1850). 2570 Lancaster Road. Greek Revival.
26. *Charles Caldwell Farm (1924). 2945 Lebanon Road. Classical Revival.
27. *Wilson's Station / James Wilson Farm (c. 1790). 3750 Lebanon Road.
28. *Marshall House (c. 1840). 4545 Lebanon Road. Gothic Revival. Razed.
29. *Talbot Farm (c. 1855). 420 East Lexington Avenue. Gothic Revival.
30. *Pleasant Vale / Samuel McDowell Farm (c. 1800). 1979 Lexington Road. Federal.
31. *Forest Hill / Samuel Nelson Farm (1815). 2667 Lexington Road. Federal.
32. *John Barbee House (c. 1815). 3012 Lexington Road.
33. *Mound Cottage / Jeremiah Boyle House (1856). 525 Maple Avenue. Gothic Revival.
34. Moore Farm (c. 1845). 1640 Perryville Road. Greek Revival.
35. *James Harlan House (c. 1785). North of Salt River Road, near Quirk's Run. Razed.
36. *Wallace Farm (c. 1850). 4519 Shakertown Road. Gothic Revival/Italianate. Razed.
37. *Zachariah Smith House (c. 1790/1840). 490 Spears Lane.
38. *John Crow House (c. 1790/1845). 471 Stanford Avenue. Greek Revival.
39. Guest House (c. 1835). 2460 Stanford Road. Federal.
40. Lillard Farm (c. 1855). 4840 Stanford Road. Greek Revival/Italianate.