Bardstown

Nelson County, KY

Population

13,564

Walk Score

74 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$850

Median home value

$173,300

Established

1780

Bardstown is a home rule-class city in Nelson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 13,567 in the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Nelson County.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

Bardstown Historic District · listed 1983
Bardstown Historic District(Boundary Increase & Additional Documentation) · listed 2010
Cottage Grove Historic District · listed 1991
Sisters of Charity of Nazareth Historic District · listed 1984
St. Joseph Cathedral and College Complex · listed 1976

Notable landmarks

Baldwin's Tourist Court Residence-Office · listed 2011
Beechwold · listed 1984
Bruntwood · listed 1975
Cobblestone Path · listed 1989
Columbian Inn
Confederate Monument of Bardstown · listed 1997
Culpeper · listed 1988
Edgewood · listed 1975
Holiday Inn of Bardstown · listed 2023
Johnson, Ben, House · listed 1979
Kelley, John S., House · listed 1992
Kurtz Restaurant and Bardstown-Parkview Motel-Office · listed 2011
Mattingly House · listed 1987
My Old Kentucky Home · listed 1971
Nelson County Jail · listed 1987
Old Kentucky Home Motel · listed 2011
Old L & N Station · listed 1990
Old Talbott Tavern · listed 1973
Spalding Hall, St. Joseph's College · listed 1973
St. Joseph Proto Cathedral · listed 1974
St. Thomas Roman Catholic Church and Howard-Flaget House · listed 1976
Stone House on Buffalo Creek · listed 1983
Wickland · listed 1973
Wilson Motel · listed 2011

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