Oldham County, Kentucky

Founding: 1824
Parent counties: Henry, Jefferson, and Shelby

Namesake: William Oldham, Continental Army colonel
Seat: Westport (1823–1827); LaGrange (1827–)

Land area: 187 square miles

Population (2020): 67,607

Population (historic): 9,588 (1830); 7,283 (1860); 7,667 (1880); 7,078 (1900); 7,402 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830; 1840s; 1860s; 1890–1920; 1930–2020

Subdivisions: Six cities; two CDPs

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 699 (3.2%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 32.9%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 23.6%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.2%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.4%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,003
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,505
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.3 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,086
Average farm size (1920): 74.6 acres
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LaGrange

Namesake: The estate of the Marquis de Lafayette

Founding: 1827 (platting); 1827 (post office); 1840 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 10,067

Population (historic): 233 (1840); 612 (1870); 646 (1900); 1,121 (1930)

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 136 (4%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Woodland / Rice House (c. 1855). 3008 Ann Trese Cove. Italianate.
2. Blakemore House (c. 1835). 3100 Blakemore Lane. Federal. Razed.
3. John Bate House (c. 1790). East of Buckeye Lane, north of Taylor Creek.
4. Walter Maddox House (c. 1890). 6400 Clore Lane. Queen Anne.
5. Cedar Hill / Abraham Kellar Farm (c. 1815/1835). 9110 Covered Bridge Road. Federal.
6. Forest Home / Abel Carpenter Farm (c. 1839). 9601 Covered Bridge Road.
7. Pine Grove / Presley Yager Farm (c. 1845). 10201 Covered Bridge Road. Federal/Gothic Revival.
8. Locust Hill / John Locke Farm (c. 1820). 11811 Covered Bridge Road. Federal.
9. William Kellar House (1807). South of Covered Bridge Road, west of Hall's Hill Road. Razed.
10. Clifton / Thomas Barbour Farm (c. 1817/1840). 4801 Greenhaven Lane. Greek Revival.
11. Tuliphurst / Noble Butler House (c. 1854/1865). 115 LaGrange Road. Gothic Revival.
12. Tanglewood / John Dickson House (1869). 417 LaGrange Road. Gothic Revival.
13. Stoess House (c. 1890). 5908 Old Floydsburg Road. Queen Anne.
14. William McMakin House (c. 1825). Old Zaring Road, north of the South Fork of Darby Creek. Razed.
15. Glen Echo / Phillip Taylor House (c. 1868). 6212 Schuler Lane. Italianate.
16. William Ingram House (c. 1820). 6900 Shrader Lane. Federal.
17. Longdale / Beall Farm (c. 1875). 1403 State Route 22. Italianate.
18. Karl Jungbluth House (1893–1901). 5900 State Route 22. Classical Revival.
19. The Locusts / Robert Wooden House (c. 1819/1834). 6917 State Route 22. Federal.
20. Spring Hill / Francis Taylor Farm (c. 1800). 6020 State Route 53.
21. Bradshaw–Duncan Farm (c. 1814/1860). 8502 Todd's Point Road. Italianate.
22. William Woolfolk Farm (c. 1800). 5400 US Highway 42.
23. The Hermitage / Philip Henshaw Farm (c. 1836). 10500 US Highway 42. Federal/Greek Revival.

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