Scott County, Kentucky



Founding: 1792
Parent county: Woodford
Namesake: Charles Scott, Kentucky governor
Seat: Georgetown (1792–)
Land area: 282 square miles
Population (2020): 57,155
Population (historic): 8,007 (1800); 13,668 (1840); 11,607 (1870); 18,076 (1900); 14,400 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1830; 1840s; 1870–1900; 1940–2020
Subdivisions: Three cities
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,488 (7.1%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 39.8%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 23.2%
Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 22.1%
Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 18.6%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,308
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,148
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.1 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,186
Average farm size (1920): 70.5 acres
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Georgetown

Namesake: George Washington, U.S. president
Founding: 1782 (platting as Lebanon); 1784 (incorporation); 1801 (post office)
Population (2020): 37,086
Population (historic): 348 (1800); 1,511 (1840); 1,570 (1870); 3,823 (1900); 4,229 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1860; 1870–1910; 1920–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 807 (6.3%)
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Outstanding Buildings

  1. Allenhurst / William Craig Farm (c. 1850). 625 Cane Run Road. Greek Revival.
  2. Glencrest / Merritt Williams Farm (c. 1840). 1398 Cane Run Road. Greek Revival.
  3. John Osborne Farm (c. 1900). 822 Cincinnati Pike. Classical Revival/Romanesque.
  4. Henry Johnson Farm (c. 1875). 877 Cincinnati Pike. Italianate.
  5. James Briscoe Farm (1827). 1511 Cincinnati Pike. Federal. Ruined.
  6. Matthew Flournoy House (c. 1789/1855). 807 Crumbaugh Road. Greek Revival.
  7. Ward Hall / Junius Ward House (1853). 1782 Frankfort Road. Greek Revival.
  8. John Suggett Farm (c. 1795/1835). 2404 Frankfort Road. Greek Revival.
  9. Newton Craig Farm (c. 1830/1870). 2689 Frankfort Road. Italianate.
  10. Longview / David Thompson Farm (1819). 901 Galloway Road. Classical Revival.
  11. Cave Hill / Levi Prewitt Farm (1841). 5100 Hamilton Lane. Greek Revival.
  12. John Payne House (c. 1790). 124 John Payne Boulevard.
  13. John Garth House (c. 1840). 1875 Lemon's Mill Road. Greek Revival.
  14. Flournoy Farm (c. 1855). 3975 Lemon's Mill Road. Greek Revival/Italianate.
  15. Richland / Buford–Duke Farm (c. 1795/1835). 748 Lisle Road. Greek Revival.
  16. Elkwood / Sabret Offutt Farm (c. 1810). 331 Lloyd Road. Greek Revival.
  17. Audubon / Stephenson–Lewis Farm (c. 1830/1850). 385 Moore's Mill Road. Greek Revival.
  18. The Hollys / William Smith House (c. 1845). 1589 Newtown Pike. Greek Revival.
  19. Matthew Henry House (c. 1800). Newtown Pike and Johnson Mill Road.
  20. Charles Whitaker House (c. 1795). 740 Old Oxford Road. Razed.
  21. John Webb House (c. 1825). 1035 Old Oxford Road. Federal.
  22. Reuben Ford House (1842). Old Oxford Road, south of Abbey Road. Greek Revival. Razed.
  23. John Miller House (c. 1785/1790). 3790 Paris Pike. Greek Revival.
  24. Smith House (c. 1880). 5716 Paris Pike. Italianate.
  25. Halley Place / Samuel Halley Farm (c. 1855). 500 Payne's Depot Road. Greek Revival.
  26. Edge Hill / Samuel West Farm (1846/1909). 1661 Payne's Depot Road. Greek Revival.
  27. Warwick / Julius Blackburn Farm (1799). 389 Pea Ridge Road. Federal.
  28. Richard Branham Farm (c. 1795). 182 Pratt Lane. Federal.
  29. Payne–Desha House (c. 1815/1875). 201 Quail Run Drive. Italianate.
  30. Henry Herndon Farm (c. 1855). 1210 Stamping Ground Road. Greek Revival/Italianate.
  31. Viveon Brooking House (c. 1830). 1692 Stamping Ground Road. Federal.
  32. Groverland / William Viley Farm (c. 1840). 1768 Stamping Ground Road. Greek Revival.
  33. Clifton / Leonidas Johnson Farm (1842). 2424 Stamping Ground Road. Greek Revival.
  34. William Campbell House (c. 1790). Stamping Ground Road, across from White Oak Road. Razed.
  35. Farm (c. 1815). 693 Weisenberger Mill Road. Federal.
  36. Farm (c. 1910). 2301 Yarnallton Pike. Classical Revival.
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