title: National Register of Historic Places listings in Nicholas County, Kentucky
text: # National Register of Historic Places listings in Nicholas County, Kentucky
  
  This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Nicholas County, Kentucky.
  
  This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Nicholas County, Kentucky, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.
  
  There are 12 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Another property was once listed but has been removed.
  
  This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted July 14, 2023.
  
  ## Contents: Counties in Kentucky
  
  * Adair
  * Allen
  * Anderson
  * Ballard
  * Barren
  * Bath
  * Bell
  * Boone
  * Bourbon
  * Boyd
  * Boyle
  * Bracken
  * Breckinridge
  * Breathitt
  * Bullitt
  * Butler
  * Caldwell
  * Calloway
  * Campbell
  * Carlisle
  * Carroll
  * Carter
  * Casey
  * Christian
  * Clark
  * Clay
  * Clinton
  * Crittenden
  * Cumberland
  * Daviess
  * Edmonson
  * Elliott
  * Estill
  * Fayette
  * Fleming
  * Floyd
  * Franklin
  * Fulton
  * Gallatin
  * Garrard
  * Grant
  * Graves
  * Grayson
  * Green
  * Greenup
  * Hancock
  * Hardin
  * Harlan
  * Harrison
  * Hart
  * Henderson
  * Henry
  * Hickman
  * Hopkins
  * Jackson
  * Jefferson
  * Jessamine
  * Johnson
  * Kenton
  * Knott
  * Knox
  * LaRue
  * Laurel
  * Lawrence
  * Lee
  * Leslie
  * Letcher
  * Lewis
  * Lincoln
  * Livingston
  * Logan
  * Lyon
  * Madison
  * Magoffin
  * Marion
  * Marshall
  * Martin
  * Mason
  * McCracken
  * McCreary
  * McLean
  * Meade
  * Menifee
  * Mercer
  * Metcalfe
  * Monroe
  * Montgomery
  * Morgan
  * Muhlenberg
  * Nelson
  * Nicholas
  * Ohio
  * Oldham
  * Owen
  * Owsley
  * Pendleton
  * Perry
  * Pike
  * Powell
  * Pulaski
  * Robertson
  * Rockcastle
  * Rowan
  * Russell
  * Scott
  * Shelby
  * Simpson
  * Spencer
  * Taylor
  * Todd
  * Trigg
  * Trimble
  * Union
  * Warren
  * Washington
  * Wayne
  * Webster
  * Whitley
  * Wolfe
  * Woodford
  
  ## Current listings
  
  | | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Location | City or town | Description |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Carlisle Armory | Carlisle Armory | March 24, 2000 (#00000280) | 378 Main St. 38°18′41″N 84°01′33″W﻿ / ﻿38.311389°N 84.025833°W﻿ / 38.311389; -84.025833﻿ (Carlisle Armory) | Carlisle | |
  | 2 | Carlisle Historic District | Carlisle Historic District | October 26, 1989 (#89001599) | Roughly 2nd, Broadway, North, Archdeacon, Trueman, Chestnut, Walnut, Market, Elm, W. Main, and School Dr. 38°18′52″N 84°01′44″W﻿ / ﻿38.314444°N 84.028889°W﻿ / 38.314444; -84.028889﻿ (Carlisle Historic District) | Carlisle | |
  | 3 | Carlisle Louisville and Nashville Passenger Depot | Carlisle Louisville and Nashville Passenger Depot | May 18, 1979 (#79001028) | Market and Locust Sts. 38°18′41″N 84°01′43″W﻿ / ﻿38.311389°N 84.028611°W﻿ / 38.311389; -84.028611﻿ (Carlisle Louisville and Nashville Passenger Depot) | Carlisle | |
  | 4 | Dinsmore House | Dinsmore House | October 11, 1989 (#89001602) | 210 S. Elm St. 38°18′41″N 84°01′56″W﻿ / ﻿38.311389°N 84.032222°W﻿ / 38.311389; -84.032222﻿ (Dinsmore House) | Carlisle | |
  | 5 | Thomas A. Dorsey Farmhouse | Thomas A. Dorsey Farmhouse | September 28, 1989 (#89001603) | 416 High St. 38°18′37″N 84°01′22″W﻿ / ﻿38.310278°N 84.022778°W﻿ / 38.310278; -84.022778﻿ (Thomas A. Dorsey Farmhouse) | Carlisle | |
  | 6 | James Ellis Stone Tavern | James Ellis Stone Tavern More images | March 16, 1976 (#76000932) | U.S. Route 68 38°23′44″N 84°01′05″W﻿ / ﻿38.395556°N 84.018056°W﻿ / 38.395556; -84.018056﻿ (James Ellis Stone Tavern) | Ellisville | |
  | 7 | Forest Retreat Farm and Tavern | Forest Retreat Farm and Tavern | October 2, 1973 (#73000825) | Northwest of Carlisle at the junction of U.S. Route 68 and Kentucky Route 32 38°20′16″N 84°03′32″W﻿ / ﻿38.33775°N 84.05902°W﻿ / 38.33775; -84.05902﻿ (Forest Retreat Farm and Tavern) | Carlisle | Now a hotel. Stonemason and Kentucky Governor Thomas Metcalfe helped build this in 1795, later became Kentucky Governor, later retired to here and is buried here. Also buried here is Determine, 1954 Kentucky Derby winner. |
  | 8 | Thomas Kennedy House | Thomas Kennedy House | September 28, 1989 (#89001601) | Eastern Ave. at E. Main St. 38°18′43″N 84°01′11″W﻿ / ﻿38.311944°N 84.019722°W﻿ / 38.311944; -84.019722﻿ (Thomas Kennedy House) | Carlisle | |
  | 9 | William Mathers House | William Mathers House | October 12, 1989 (#89001600) | Kentucky Route 36 38°18′43″N 84°02′36″W﻿ / ﻿38.311944°N 84.043333°W﻿ / 38.311944; -84.043333﻿ (William Mathers House) | Carlisle | |
  | 10 | Erasmus Riggs House | Erasmus Riggs House | June 23, 1983 (#83002839) | Off Kentucky Route 13 38°15′55″N 84°03′14″W﻿ / ﻿38.265278°N 84.053889°W﻿ / 38.265278; -84.053889﻿ (Erasmus Riggs House) | Carlisle | |
  | 11 | Stone Barn on Brushy Creek | Stone Barn on Brushy Creek | June 23, 1983 (#83002840) | U.S. Route 68 38°19′51″N 84°04′04″W﻿ / ﻿38.330833°N 84.067778°W﻿ / 38.330833; -84.067778﻿ (Stone Barn on Brushy Creek) | Carlisle | |
  | 12 | John Henry Thompson House | John Henry Thompson House | June 23, 1983 (#83002841) | Off Kentucky Routes 32/36 38°20′56″N 84°08′44″W﻿ / ﻿38.348889°N 84.145556°W﻿ / 38.348889; -84.145556﻿ (John Henry Thompson House) | Millersburg | |
  
  ## Former listing
  
  | | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | City or town | Description |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Henry Thompson Stone House | Upload image | June 23, 1975 (#75000816) | July 10, 1980 | 2.5 miles north of Millersburg on Arthur Pike | Millersburg | |
  