Burlington Walking Tour

SITES CLOSE TO THE TOWN CENTER
16. First Baptist Church of Burlington (5920
Perlate): Begun c.1881 by the Trustees of the
2nd Colored Baptist Church, the First Baptist
Church of Burlington is one of the oldest active
African-American congregations in Boone
County.
HISTORIC BURLINGTON,
KENTUCKY
A WALKING TOUR OF THE
COUNTY SEAT
17. Hogan House (5878 Jefferson): This c.1860
log house built with recycled materials was
restored in 1997 to house Cabin Arts of
Burlington quilting supplies and gift shop.
18. Willis Graves House (5825 Jefferson): This
c.1830 brick home has been extensively
rehabilitated and is now Burlington’s Willis
Graves Bed and Breakfast Inn.
j. Burlington School (5946 N. Orient): This
1939 building is one of two Art Moderne schools
in Boone County built by George Nicholson.
k. Robert Chambers House (6199 East Bend):
One of the finest Greek Revival houses in Boone
County, the Chambers house was built 1832 1836 by mason Jessie Kelly with woodwork
executed by Thomas Roberts.
Boone County Historic
Preservation Review Board
P.O. Box 958
Burlington, KY 41005
859-334-2111
Www.boonecountyheritage.org
Take a stroll through a small Kentucky town
that was and still is the heart of Boone
County. The roots of Burlington stretch back
to June of 1799, when the first County Court
of Boone County voted to locate the county
seat on 74 acres on the headwaters of Allens
Fork. The town was first known as Craig's
Camp and then Wilmington, before the name
Burlington took in 1816. Burlington has
always been the central gathering spot for a
primarily rural and agricultural county. It
The town croquet court on Union Square
proudly supports continuing governmental,
c. 1900 (beside the Joseph Graves House). .commercial, and residential activity.
The Burlington National Register Historic
District was designated in 1979 and contains
several dozen buildings from as early as the
1820s. For a small town, Burlington boasts a
wide range of historic buildings. Institutional
buildings such as the 1889 Courthouse,
1853 County Clerk’s Office, banks and
churches are prominent. The early Federal
and Greek Revival buildings in the heart of
town are complemented by a tidy collection
of stylish bungalows from the early 20th
Century.
20. McKim-Crisler House (6031 South Orient):
This stately frame residence was built c.1897 for
Burlington’s Dr. Crisler. A log pen in the rear of
the building dates to c.1849. The property
contains a group of period outbuildings,
including a privy with lancet-arched windows.
l. Old Burlington Cemetery (Bullittsville Rd.):
Many prominent Boone Countians are interred in
this historic cemetery, managed by the Boone
County Historic Preservation Review Board.
Welcome to Historic Burlington, Kentucky
The 1889 Boone County Courthouse
shown with the original tower.
Presented by:
Boone County
Historic Preservation
Review Board
Looking west on Washington Street
(Kentucky 18) c. 1930.
The c. 1822 Erastus Tousey House
on North Jefferson Street.
Your WALKING TOUR begins and ends at
the Renaker House on Union Square, which
is tucked behind the Old Courthouse in this
quaint county seat. Historic properties with
bronze interpretive plaques are numbered
on the tour map. Historic sites not yet
marked with plaques are lettered. Sites 1
through 15, 19 and A through I are located in
the heart of town and best visited on foot.
Sites 16, 17, 18, 20, and J through L may
require a short drive.
Oct. 2013
a. Boone County Jail (2981 Washington): This
bungalow style building, completed in 1928, is the last
of a series of small county jails built on the same site.
4. Central House Hotel (5991 Jefferson): The finest
of Burlington's 19th century hotels, this building was
built in stages beginning c.1840. A hardware store for
years, it was converted to a restaurant in 2003.
b. Boone County Recorder Office (3012
Washington): Built in 1939 when the Recorder
relocated from South Jefferson Street, this brick
commercial structure blends Neoclassical and
Renaissance styles. Rassenfoss Family Dentistry
rehabilitated and occupied the building in 2013.
5. Latimer-Walden House (3024 Washington):
Interesting details abound in this spacious house
originally built c. 1867 and updated in the early 20th
Century. It now houses Bowman Music & Creative
Outlet.
c. Smith-Jones House (3032 Washington): This
bungalow was built in 1927 for the Smith family and
occupied for over 20 years by Alfred and Lydia Jones.
Masterworks Photography is now located here.
6. Peoples Deposit Bank (5995 Jefferson): Peoples
Deposit Bank occupied this 1905 building until
merging with the Boone County Deposit Bank in
1928. It has been an insurance office ever since.
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9. Foster-Sandford House (5982 Jefferson): Built
c.1831, this graceful brick home features a
combination of early Federal elements and Greek
Revival details added c. 1850. The front wall was
rebuilt after being struck by a van in 2001. It is now
home to photographer Christin Berry Studios.
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8. Stephens-Yelton House (5975 Jefferson): This is
an outstanding example of a c.1884 Burlington home.
It now serves as the home base for online retailer The
Opinionated Bookseller.
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7. Joseph Graves House (5981 Jefferson St.): This
c.1817 building may be the oldest brick structure in
Burlington. Built facing north, it was originally an
office. Rehabilitated in 2002, it is now occupied by
Washington Square Café and Catering.
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3. Boone County Deposit Bank (2995 Washington):
This Neo-Classical structure was built in 1925 on the
original site of the County Clerk's Office. That building
(#15) was relocated two times. The bank building
now houses the Kentucky Commonwealth Attorney.
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2. Boone County Courthouse (2988 Washington):
There has been a county courthouse on this site since
1799. Designed by the McDonald Brothers of
Louisville, the present Renaissance style courthouse
was completed in 1889 at a cost of $19,740. A nearly
identical courthouse was built in Bandera, TX, in
1890. The cupola was designed by Samual
Hannaford & Sons and built in 1898.
1883 Atlas of Burlington with existing buildings superimposed in black
NICHOLAS ST.
1. Renaker House (Union Square): Built c.1830,
probably by Benjamin Piatt Fowler, this building was
the Boone House Tavern until 1870. Boone County
bought the building in 1967 and restored it in 1992.
e. McMullen-Ryle House (5958 Jefferson): County
Clerk Asa G. McMullen built this house in 1929 and
sold it to Kenneth W. Ryle and his wife Aliscia. It has
been used as a business for many years.
12. James Runyan House (5954 Jefferson): Now
home to Look What I Found Antiques, this c.1840
Greek Revival residence has seen many uses,
including that of church rectory.
13. Burlington Methodist Church (5952 Jefferson):
Originally Greek Revival in style, this 1837 church,
now Burlington Antiques, was completely remodeled
in 1923 in a Gothic Revival design.
f. Duncan-Cropper House (5946 Jefferson): Former
Boone County Judge-Executive Carroll Cropper and
his wife lived in this outstanding c.1924 Craftsman
Bungalow for nearly 40 years.
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10. Burlington Presbyterian Church (5974
Jefferson): Built 1833, this building also features both
Federal and Greek Revival detailing. In the early
1900s, it housed a library and later the Burlington
Volunteer Fire Department. In 2001, it was adapted
for the county’s property maintenance department.
14. Duncan House (2984 Gallatin): This fine 1910s
Bungalow incorporates telltale Arts & Crafts design
elements such as battered porch columns and 3over-1 window sash.
g. Rice-Williams House (2976 Gallatin): This late
19th Century house was the home of Kentucky’s first
woman sheriff Glenrose Williams, who took office in
1944 after the death of her father Sheriff J. T. Williams.
h. Rice House (2966 Gallatin): In the late 19th
Century, Will Rice built this house for himself and the
adjacent Rice-Williams House for his brother.
15. Boone County Clerks Office (2965 Gallatin):
This Greek Revival structure was built in 1853 and is
Boone County’s oldest surviving government
building. It was built on the SE corner of Washington
and Jefferson Streets, but moved to the west side of
Jefferson Street in 1924 where it served as the
Burlington Post Office. Boone County moved the
building to its present site and restored it in 2001.
11. Erastus Tousey House (5963 Jefferson): This
beautifully restored house was built as a residence in
the Federal style c.1822. It was rehabilitated in the
early 1990s and re-oponed in 2008 as the Tousey
House Tavern.
i. Ida Balsley House (2961 Gallatin): This c.1925
bungalow with Colonial Revival detailing was built for
Ida Balsley and occupied for years by Mrs. Kelly.
d. Gulley-Pettit-Duncan House (5953 Jefferson):
This beautiful little house was built about 1920 on a
Bungalow plan with Colonial Revival detailing.
19. Senator S. Walker Tolin House (2922
Washington): Folk Victorian detailing is prominently
featured on this c.1887 building, was restored by
attorney Michael McKinney as his office in the 1990s.