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Nelson County Jail

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

From the record

“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.”

Wikipedia article Nelson County Jail, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 44 National Register listings published here for Nelson County · listed in 1987 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 buildingss, 1 structure as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 111 W. Stephen Foster, Bardstown, 40004
  • When was it listed? January 1987
  • Category. building
  • Also known as. Early Stone Buildings of Kentucky Outer Bluegrass and Pennyrile TR
  • Census division. Bardstown
  • Architectural style. Renaissance Revival architecture
  • National Register reference number. 87000178 - 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.

Fires near this property

10 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Nelson County Jail between 2000 and 2013, burning about 86 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Debris and open burning4
Recreation and ceremony2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
3 April 2013Debris and open burning2.5 acresKentucky Division of ForestryBURBA RD. FIRE
3 April 2011Debris and open burning45 acresKentucky Division of ForestryWHEELER FIRE
7 March 2000Debris and open burning4.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
4 March 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.5 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
28 March 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
21 March 2011Debris and open burning2.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryBARNES FIRE
18 March 2010Recreation and ceremony10 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
18 March 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named

Every fire recorded in Nelson County

Mines and quarries near this property

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Nelson County Jail: 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Nelson County Highway Dept.Stone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Nelson QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Nelson County

Storms near this property

60 of 75 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bardstown, the town this property stands in, in 75 storm reports between 1974 and 2026: 50 thunderstorm wind, 16 hail, 4 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 25 injuries. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 1974Tornado (F4)Bardstown1 killed, 24 hurt, $250,000no account filed
July 2012LightningBardstown1 hurtLocal emergency management reported that a person in Bardstown was injured by lightning.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindBardstown$100,000A NWS storm survey determined that a small microburst impacted Nelson County with the strongest winds estimated to be 95 mph. This resulted in the roofs of a bourbon warehouse facility to be blown off.
March 1997Tornado (F0)Bardstown$50,000no account filed
May 2016LightningBardstown$25,000A fire was started by lightning at My Old Kentucky Home State Park.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindBardstown$25,000Several cars were damaged in a parking lot. Two sheds were destroyed.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindBardstown$10,000Part of a barn roof was blown off. Trees were downed.
September 2000Thunderstorm WindBardstown$10,000A tree was blown on to a house in northern Bardstown.
January 2008Thunderstorm WindBardstown$5,000Thunderstorm winds downed several trees. Some were blocking road, and one was on a car.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindEast Bardstown-There was a metal roof torn off of a garage.
January 2023Thunderstorm WindBardstown-Trees downed on Loretto Road near Willett Distillery.
November 2022HailBardstown-Multiple reports of hail, ranging from between quarter size to ping pong ball size, were received from the Bardstown area.
September 2021Flash FloodBardstown-Flash flooding was reported on Old Bloomfield Pike and North 3rd Street.
September 2021Flash FloodEast Bardstown-There was a water rescue on North 3rd Street. The street was closed due to high water. Flood waters reached the front porch of a home on Andrea Court.
June 2020Flash FloodBardstown-There was a water rescue on Pottershop Road.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindEast Bardstown-There were trees down near Woodlawn Road.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindBardstown-Local broadcast media reported that severe thunderstorm winds stripped off large tree limbs around a house.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindBardstown-State officials reported trees down on Highway 62 near Stephen Foster Avenue.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindBardstown-The public reported trees down in Bardstown.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindBardstown-Trees were reported down across the county.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindBardstown-Local broadcast media reported a large tree uprooted in the area due to severe thunderstorm winds.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindBardstown-Local law enforcement reported several trees and power lines down in Bardstown and other locations around the county.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindBardstown-Local law enforcement reported several trees downed near Bardstown. Trees were toppled near South Kennett Avenue, Barton Road, and Edelen Avenue.
December 2013Thunderstorm WindBardstown-The local media relayed a report of a 72 mph wind gust in Bardstown.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindBardstown-A few electrical outages were reported and a couple of trees were down in the Bardstown city limits.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindBardstown-Trees were down in the city of Bardstown.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindBardstown-A storm not associated with the bow echo that crossed Louisville brought isolated large hail and damaging winds to Bardstown. Local Emergency Management reported several trees and power lines downed across Bardstown. An off duty NWS employee reported one inch hail and 60 mph winds. Strong winds damaged a hanger's door and tore some trim from the Old Terminal Building at the Nelson County Airport.
March 2010HailBardstown-Nickel size hail was reported at the county dispatch office.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindBardstown-Several trees were blown down- mainly on the northern side of Bardstown.
January 2008Flash FloodEast Bardstown-Highway 162 (Old Bloomfield Road) was flooded at Irish Ridge Road and closed. Plum Run Road at Wilkerson was closed due to high water.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindBardstown-Trees downed all across Bardstown.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindBardstown-Trees were reported down in Bardstown along U.S. Highway 62.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindBardstown-Trees were downed.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindBardstown-Trees and power lines were downed.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindBardstown-Trees were downed.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindBardstown-A tree was downed.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindBardstown-Trees were blown down. A spotter estimated a 70 mph wind gust.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindBardstown-An off duty NWS employee estimated a 70 mph wind gust.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindBardstown-Trees were downed.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindBardstown-Trees were blown down on to power lines.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindBardstown-Power lines and large limbs were downed.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindBardstown-Large limbs were blown down.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindBardstown-Trees were downed.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindBardstown-Trees down
September 1998FloodBardstown-Heavy rain caused minor street flooding.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindBardstown-Bardstown police reports several trees down.
April 2017HailBardstown-no account filed
April 2011HailBardstown-no account filed
May 2011HailBardstown-no account filed
June 2009HailBardstown-no account filed
April 2007Thunderstorm WindBardstown-no account filed
June 2007HailBardstown-no account filed
July 2007Thunderstorm WindBardstown-no account filed
January 2006HailBardstown-no account filed
August 2005Thunderstorm WindBardstown-no account filed
May 2004Thunderstorm WindBardstown-no account filed
July 2004HailBardstown-no account filed
March 2002HailBardstown-no account filed
March 2002HailBardstown-no account filed
May 2002HailBardstown-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Nelson County

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 miles

Other 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 PropertyDistance Listed
Old Talbott Tavernunder 500 feet1973
Bardstown Historic District(Boundary Increase & Additional Documentation)0.1 miles2010
Bardstown Historic District0.2 miles1983
St. Joseph Cathedral and College Complex0.2 miles1976
St. Joseph Proto Cathedral0.2 miles1974
Spalding Hall, St. Joseph's College0.3 miles1973

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 87000178 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Nelson CountyAll 44 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.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • 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.