BlockFrom the record
One of 526 National Register listings published here for Jefferson County · listed in 1980 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Wilhoyte House
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Address. Covered Bridge Rd., Prospect, 40059
- When was it listed? December 1980
- Category. building
- Also known as. Jefferson County MRA
- Census division. Northeast Jefferson
- National Register reference number. 80001641 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.
Mines and quarries near this property
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Wilhoyte House: 4 producers, 3 past producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crestwood Mine Underground | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Utica Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Harmony Landing | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hel Del Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hel Del Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utica Sand Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Utica Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this property
23 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Prospect, the town this property stands in, in 23 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 17 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 3 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prospect | $25,000 | Local broadcast media reported power outages in Prospect due to downed trees. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prospect | $10,000 | Winds blew a tree on a home. Other trees blocked River Road. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prospect | - | Three trees fell with one falling on a power line. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prospect | - | A tree was blown down near the 7600 block of Rockingham Road in Prospect. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prospect | - | Trees blew down on Rose Island Road near the Jefferson and Oldham County line. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prospect | - | Trees fell across US 42 and landed on top of cars between the Oldham County line and Rose Island Road. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prospect | - | Trees were blown down near Highway 42 and Covered Bridge Road. |
| April 2017 | Flash Flood | Prospect | - | State officials reported water was rapidly rising out of creek banks and onto Covered Bridge Road at Covered Cove. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prospect | - | A public report of a wind gust around 60 mph was received. The severe thunderstorm also produced a 60 mph wind gust at the Louisville International Airport. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prospect | - | A spotter just to the south of Prospect reported that 3 trees were downed. Another spotter nearby measured a 55 mph wind gust. Several trees were snapped in Prospect as well. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prospect | - | A shed was destroyed and trees were blown down. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prospect | - | Trees and power lines were reported down. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prospect | - | A spotter reported that a power line was downed along the Oldham-Jefferson County line. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prospect | - | Trees and power lines reported down along Rose Island Road and City Lane...also along State Road 1793 near the Jefferson and Oldham County line. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prospect | - | Fallen trees blocking US Highway 42 in Prospect. |
| August 2006 | Flash Flood | Prospect | - | Wolf Pen Branch Road was flooded at the Gene Snyder Freeway overpass. Water was over the roadway at the intersection of Sleepy Hollow Road and State Highway 1694. Occupants of two vehicles in the Brownsboro Road area were trapped by high waters and had to be rescued. |
| May 2004 | Flash Flood | Prospect | - | Numerous roads were flooded and not passable. |
| September 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prospect | - | A large tree was downed across Highway 1694 between Crestwood and Prospect. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prospect | - | Trees were downed along Wolf Pen Branch Road. |
| November 2002 | Hail | Prospect | - | Pea to quarter size hail was covering the ground. |
| November 2002 | Hail | Prospect | - | Hail fell near mile marker 15 on Interstate 71. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Prospect | - | no account filed |
| November 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prospect | - | no account filed |
Map coverage status
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Listed places nearby
6 within 8 milesOther National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Clore House | 0.6 miles | 1984 | |
 | James Trigg House | 0.8 miles | 1980 |
 | Jefferson Jacob School | 1.7 miles | 2012 |
| Fitzhugh House | 1.7 miles | 1983 | |
| Wolf Pen Branch Mill | 1.8 miles | 1978 | |
| Fincastle | 1.9 miles | 2000 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80001641 in Record Group 79. |
| Jefferson County | All 526 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.