Washington County, Kentucky

Founding: 1792
Parent county: Nelson

Namesake: George Washington, U.S. president
Seat: Springfield (1793–)

Land area: 297 square miles

Population (2020): 12,027

Population (historic): 9,050 (1800); 19,017 (1830); 11,575 (1860); 14,182 (1900); 12,623 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1830; 1840s; 1860–1880; 1890s; 1910s; 1930s; 1990–2020

Subdivisions: Three cities

National Register listings: 68

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 862 (16.8%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 32.3%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 15.4%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 13.5%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.8%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $880
Average outbuilding value (1930): $606
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,499
Average farm size (1920): 56.8 acres
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Springfield

Namesake: A traditional name

Founding: 1793 (platting); 1796 (post office); 1847 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 2,846

Population (historic): 164 (1800); 618 (1830); 502 (1870); 1,016 (1900); 1,487 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1830; 1860–1920; 1930–1980; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 266 (20.4%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *St. Catherine of Siena Convent (1904–1905). 2735 Bardstown Road. Classical Revival.
2. *Thomas Hamilton House (c. 1845). Bardstown Road, northwest of St. Catherine. Greek Revival. Razed.
3. *Alexander Hamilton Farm (c. 1810/1840s). Bardstown Road, east of Fredericktown. Gothic Revival.
4. *Matthew Walton House (c. 1784). Bardstown Road, south of Noel Lane. Razed.
5. *Glenn Cottage / Louis Bascom House (c. 1845). Bloomfield Road, south of Maud. Greek Revival.
6. *Ray Farm (c. 1845). Bloomfield Road, south of Maud. Greek Revival.
7. *John Thomas Farm (c. 1810/1870s). Bloomfield Road, north of Doe Run Lane. Gothic Revival. Razed.
8. *Edelen House (c. 1820). 6991 Cissellville Road. Federal.
9. *Cusick Log House (c. 1820?). Cissellville Road, east of Newton Road.
10. *Kendrick–Tucker Farm (c. 1801/1885). Grundy Home Road, east of Bardstown Road. Italianate. Razed.
11. *Mordecai Lincoln House (1797/1810s). Lincoln Park Road, north of Mudd–Kelly Lane.
12. *St. Rose Catholic Church (1852). 868 Loretto Road. Gothic Revival.
13. *George Conner House (1842). Old Fredericktown–Bardstown Road. Greek Revival.
14. *Beech Fork Presbyterian Church (1836/1899). Old State Route 53, north of Gregory Lane. Gothic Revival.
15. *McElroy House (1851). 2941 Perryville Road. Italianate.
16. *Archibald Mayes House (c. 1845). Perryville Road, west of Simstown Road. Greek Revival. Razed.
17. *Thomas Williams House (c. 1855). Polin–Hardesty–Litsey Road, northwest of Kirsch Lane. Greek Revival.
18. *Simmstown / Simpson–Simms Farm (c. 1840/1865). Simstown Road, east of Green Valley Road. Italianate.
19. *Tatham Springs Hotel (c. 1880s). Tatum Springs Road, across from Royalty Ridge Road. Stick. Razed.
20. *Glenannie / Samuel Grundy Farm (c. 1790). 1640 Valley Hill Road.
21. *Valley Hill / Charles Grundy Farm (1822/1870s). Valley Hill Road, northwest of Bloomfield Road. Federal.
22. *Walker Heights / David Walker House (1842–1845). 841 Walker Lane. Greek Revival.