Rowan County Courthouse - Morehead, Kentucky
N 38° 11.067 W 083° 26.013
17S E 286861 N 4229079
The former Rowan County Courthouse, which is now the Rowan County Arts Center sits on grounds filled with phenomenal monuments to the county's soldiers and war veterans.
Waymark Code: WM59N4
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 12/02/2008
Views: 12
According to Kentucky Historical Markers:
Twenty-two Kentucky courthouses were burned during Civil War, nineteen in last fifteen months: twelve by Confederates, eight by guerrillas, two by Union accident. Courthouse at Morehead burned by guerrillas March 21, 1864, the easternmost damaged incident to war. Building was again burned in 1880. County records before 1880 all destroyed by fires.
Street address:
Main Street
Morehead, KY Rowan
40351
County / Borough / Parish: Rowan
Year listed: 1983
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Periods of significance: 1875-1899
Historic function: Government
Current function: Arts Center
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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