sentences:  The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.Most of the park has been dedicated as a state nature preserve by the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves, which also added a 650 acre addition in 2016 through its Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund program.John James Audubon operated small businesses in Henderson, Kentucky with mixed success, but his passion was exploring the forests of the region and sketching and painting wildlife, particularly birds.