Nelson County Jail, Bardstown

Name: Nelson County Jail
Address: 111 W. Stephen Foster Ave, Bardstown, United States

#9 among attractions in Bardstown

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The historic Nelson County Jail in the Bardstown Historic District in Bardstown, Kentucky is a property on the National Register of Historic Places. It is next door to the Old Talbott Tavern.The property served as Nelson County, Kentucky's jail from 1797 to 1987. The old jail was originally built in 1819. ()

Built: 1800 (224 years ago)Architectural style: Renaissance revivalCoordinates: 37°48'33"N, 85°28'3"W

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111 W. Stephen Foster AveBardstown United States

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Nelson County Jail – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History, My Old Kentucky Home, Bardstown Civil War Museum, Wickland.

~1310 ftNW
Museum, Specialty museum
Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History, Bardstown
7 min walk • The Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History is a museum in Bardstown, Kentucky, that chronicles the history of American whiskey from Colonial days through the 1960s.
0.6 miE
Museum, History museum
My Old Kentucky Home, Bardstown
16 min walk • My Old Kentucky Home State Park is a state park located in Bardstown, Kentucky, United States. The park's centerpiece is Federal Hill, a former plantation home owned by United States Senator John Rowan in 1795.
~1650 ftNE
Museum, Military museum, History museum
Bardstown Civil War Museum, Bardstown
8 min walk • The Civil War Museum in Bardstown, Kentucky, is a collection of five attractions along what is called "Museum Row". It was established in 1996 by Dr. Henry Spalding. The leading attraction is the Civil War Museum, which is the fourth largest American Civil War Museum and is dedicated to the Western Theater of the war.
0.9 miE
Museum, Walking tours, Tours
Wickland, Bardstown
23 min walk • Wickland is a historic mansion in eastern Bardstown, Kentucky. It has been the home of three state governors: two for Kentucky, and one in Louisiana.
~1470 ftNW
Church, Greek Revival architecture
Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral, Bardstown
8 min walk • The Basilica of Saint Joseph Proto-Cathedral is a Catholic parish church at 310 West Stephen Foster Avenue in Bardstown, Kentucky.
1.1 miN
Monuments and statues
Confederate Monument of Bardstown, Bardstown
27 min walk • The Confederate Monument of Bardstown, in Bardstown, Kentucky was erected in 1903 in the Bardstown St. Joseph's Cemetery to honor the sacrifice of 67 Confederate States Army soldiers, who died during the American Civil War.
~1250 ftNW
Historical place
Spalding Hall, Bardstown
7 min walk • Spalding Hall is a building listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Bardstown, Kentucky. It was built in conjunction with the Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral. The hall was originally built in 1826 and named for Bishop Martin John Spalding. It was the main building of St.
~110 ftS
Restaurant
Old Talbott Tavern, Bardstown
1 min walk • The Old Talbott Tavern, also known as the Old Stone Tavern, a historic tavern built in 1779, is located in the Bardstown Historic District of Bardstown, Kentucky, across from the historic Nelson County Courthouse. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 30, 1973.
~660 ftN
37°48'39"N • 85°28'0"W
Artists Barrel, Bardstown
4 min walk • Museum, Shopping
~90 ftNE
37°48'34"N • 85°28'2"W
Fine Arts Bardstown Society, Bardstown
1 min walk • Art gallery, Shopping, Museum
~1260 ftW
Greek Revival architecture
Anatok, Bardstown
7 min walk • Anatok was a historic mansion in central Bardstown, Kentucky. The two-story, double-pile, brick Greek Revival home was built in 1847 for Charles and Matilda Haydon. The home had a limestone foundation, four brick interior end chimneys, and a standing seam hipped roof. It was named Anatok in the 1890s by then-owner James L. Druien.

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Which popular attractions are close to Nelson County Jail?

Nearby attractions include Fine Arts Bardstown Society, Bardstown (1 min walk), Artists Barrel, Bardstown (4 min walk), Bardstown Historic District, Bardstown (5 min walk), Spalding Hall, Bardstown (7 min walk).