Oldham County, Kentucky

Founding: 1823
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

National Register listings: 48

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. 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. *Abraham Kellar Farm (c. 1815/1835). 9110 Covered Bridge Road. Federal.
6. *Abel Carpenter Farm (c. 1839). 9601 Covered Bridge Road.
7. *Presley Yager Farm (c. 1845). 10201 Covered Bridge Road. Federal/Gothic Revival.
8. *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. 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. *Phillip Taylor House (c. 1868). 6212 Schuler Lane. Italianate.
16. *William Ingram House (c. 1820). 6900 Shrader Lane. Federal.
17. *Spring Hill / Francis Taylor Farm (c. 1800). Spring Hill Farm Road.
18. Farm (c. 1875). 1403 State Route 22. Italianate.
19. *Karl Jungbluth House (1893–1901). 5900 State Route 22. Classical Revival.
20. *The Locust / Robert Wooden House (c. 1819/1834). 6917 State Route 22. Federal.
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.