Benjamin Helm House, Elizabethtown

Name: Benjamin Helm House
Address: 238 Helm Avenue, Elizabethtown, United States

#3 among attractions in Elizabethtown

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The Benjamin Helm House is a two-story brick house in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, that was built in 1816 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It is significant as the home of Benjamin Helm, an early settler of Elizabethtown. He made the first survey of the town and later became a wealthy local businessman, dying in 1858. He was the uncle of Governor John L. Helm, and great uncle of Confederate general Benjamin Hardin Helm. ()

Built: 1816 (208 years ago)Coordinates: 37°41'38"N, 85°51'49"W

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238 Helm AvenueElizabethtown United States

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Benjamin Helm House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Brown-Pusey House, First Baptist Church, Embry Chapel Church, American Legion Water Park.

~1910 ftE
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Brown-Pusey House, Elizabethtown
10 min walk • The Brown Pusey House, now the Brown Pusey House Community Center, is a historic home built by John Y. Hill at 128 N. Maine St. in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. It was built in 1825 and includes Georgian and Federal architecture. It has also been known as Hill House and as Aunt Beck's.
~1510 ftE
Church
First Baptist Church, Elizabethtown
8 min walk • The First Baptist Church in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, originally known as Severn's Valley Baptist Church, is a historic church at 112 W. Poplar Street. It was built in 1855 and was a work of John Y. Hill, a tailor turned carpenter/builder. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
~870 ftE
Church, Romanesque revival architecture
Embry Chapel Church, Elizabethtown
5 min walk • The Embry Chapel Church, at 117 Mulberry St. in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, was built in 1868 to serve the Second Presbyterian Church, and was sold in 1891 to an African Methodist Episcopal congregation which had formed in 1865. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
1 miNE
37°42'26"N • 85°51'15"W
American Legion Water Park, Elizabethtown
27 min walk • Outdoor activities, Park
0.9 miE
Italianate architecture
Philip Arnold House, Elizabethtown
23 min walk • The Philip Arnold House, at 422 E. Poplar St. in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, is an Italianate-style house built in 1869. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The house was home of Philip Arnold, a confidence man at the center of the Diamond hoax of 1872.
~1610 ftE
Neighbourhood, Italianate architecture
Elizabethtown Courthouse Square and Commercial District, Elizabethtown
8 min walk • The Elizabethtown Courthouse Square and Commercial District, in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, is a 10 acres historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The listing included 38 contributing buildings.
~1610 ftE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Christ Episcopal Church, Elizabethtown
8 min walk • The Christ Episcopal Church in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, is a historic church on Poplar Street. The church was built in 1850 and added to the National Register in 1988. It is a one-story Gothic Revival-style church with buttresses on all four facades. A Romanesque Revival-style tower was added in 1877.
0.9 miW
Universities and schools
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, Elizabethtown
22 min walk • Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a community college in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. It is one of 16 two-year, open-admissions colleges of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System.

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Nearby attractions include Embry Chapel Church, Elizabethtown (5 min walk), First Baptist Church, Elizabethtown (8 min walk), Christ Episcopal Church, Elizabethtown (8 min walk), Elizabethtown Courthouse Square and Commercial District, Elizabethtown (8 min walk).