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

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. John Boyle Farm (c. 1816). 1876 Bellows Mill Road. Federal. Razed.
2. David Rice Farm (c. 1808/1837). 1325 Buster Pike. Greek Revival.
3. Nimrod Buster Farm (1876). 1395 Buster Pike. Italianate.
4. George Harlan House (c. 1794). 3420 Chrisman Lane. Federal.
5. Charles Cecil Farm (1885–1886). 1567 Danville Bypass. Italianate.
6. House (c. 1885). 518 Dogwood Drive. Gothic Revival.
7. Waveland / Willis Green House (c. 1800). 120 Erskine Drive. Federal.
8. Charles Worthington Farm (1855). 2367 Gentry Lane. Italianate.
9. John Crawford House (c. 1840). 935 Harrodsburg Road. Federal.
10. Caldwell Farm (c. 1800/1850). 2011 Harrodsburg Road. Greek Revival.
11. Roselawn / William Owsley Farm (1848). 2915 Harrodsburg Road. Greek Revival.
12. Thomas Helm Farm (c. 1852). 3245 Harrodsburg Road. Gothic Revival.
13. Melrose / Granville Cecil Farm 1856/1859). 3500 Harrodsburg Road. Greek Revival.
14. Blythewood / Christopher Moore Farm (1852). 3901 Harrodsburg Road. Greek Revival.
15. Peter Mason Farm (1854). 4355 Harrodsburg Road. Greek Revival.
16. Jeremiah Fisher House (c. 1845). 805 Hustonville Road. Greek Revival. Razed.
17. Warrenwood / John Warren Farm (1856). 3044 Hustonville Road. Gothic Revival.
18. James McFerran Farm (1851). Hustonville Road, south of Danville Bypass. Greek Revival. Razed.
19. William Caldwell Farm (1858). 430 Irvin Road. Greek Revival.
20. William Crow House (c. 1795). 1695 Lancaster Road.
21. Granite Hill Farm / William Bryant Farm (c. 1810/1850). 2570 Lancaster Road. Greek Revival.
22. Charles Caldwell Farm (1924). 2945 Lebanon Road. Classical Revival.
23. Wilson's Station / James Wilson Farm (c. 1790). 3750 Lebanon Road.
24. Marshall House (c. 1840). 4545 Lebanon Road. Gothic Revival. Razed.
25. Talbot Farm (c. 1855). 420 East Lexington Avenue. Gothic Revival.
26. Pleasant Vale / Samuel McDowell Farm (c. 1800). 1979 Lexington Road. Federal.
27. Forest Hill / Samuel Nelson Farm (1815). 2667 Lexington Road. Federal.
28. Mound Cottage / Jeremiah Boyle House (1856). 525 Maple Avenue. Gothic Revival.
29. Moore Farm (c. 1845). 1640 Perryville Road. Greek Revival.
30. James Harlan House (c. 1785). North of Salt River Road, near Quirk's Run. Razed.
31. Cornelius Nevius Farm (c. 1850). 4519 Shakertown Road. Gothic Revival/Italianate. Razed.
32. John Crow House (c. 1790/1845). 471 Stanford Avenue. Greek Revival.
33. James Guest House (c. 1835). 2460 Stanford Road. Federal.
34. Spring Hill / Thomas Lillard Farm (c. 1855). 4840 Stanford Road. Greek Revival/Italianate.

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