Southeast

Bardstown

Nelson County, KY

Population

13,564

Walk Score

74 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$850

Median home value

$173,300

Established

1780

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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