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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Mason County, Kentucky.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Mason County, Kentucky, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.^[1]

There are 41 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted April 12, 2024.^[2]

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^[3]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed^[4]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Armstrong Row	Armstrong Row	March 1, 1984 (#84001818)	207-227 W. 2nd St. 38°38′59″N 83°46′08″W / 38.649722°N 83.768889°W / 38.649722; -83.768889 (Armstrong Row)	Maysville
2	Bracken Baptist Church	Bracken Baptist Church More images	April 28, 1983 (#83002821)	County Road 1235 38°42′22″N 83°55′08″W / 38.706111°N 83.918889°W / 38.706111; -83.918889 (Bracken Baptist Church)	Minerva
3	Courthouse Square and Mechanics' Row Historic District	Courthouse Square and Mechanics' Row Historic District More images	May 12, 1975 (#75000803)	W. 3rd St. between Market and Sutton Sts. 38°38′50″N 83°45′59″W / 38.647222°N 83.766389°W / 38.647222; -83.766389	Maysville
4	Cox-Hord House	Cox-Hord House	July 14, 1978 (#78001382)	128 E. 3rd St. 38°38′42″N 83°45′44″W / 38.6451°N 83.7621°W / 38.6451; -83.7621 (Cox-Hord House)	Maysville
5	The Cox Building	The Cox Building More images	August 18, 2011 (#11000538)	2-8 E. 3rd St. 38°38′48″N 83°45′54″W / 38.646667°N 83.765000°W / 38.646667; -83.765000 (The Cox Building)	Maysville
6	Richard Durrett House	Upload image	March 5, 2018 (#100002158)	804 Clarks Run Rd. 38°37′37″N 83°49′30″W / 38.626940°N 83.825135°W / 38.626940; -83.825135 (Richard Durrett House)	Maysville
7	Tom Forman House	Upload image	January 8, 1987 (#87000170)	Off U.S. Route 62 38°36′29″N 83°48′59″W / 38.608056°N 83.816389°W / 38.608056; -83.816389 (Tom Forman House)	Washington
8	Fox Farm	Upload image	May 9, 1983 (#83002822)	Western side of Lees Creek, halfway between Mays Lick and the Licking River^[5] 38°32′45″N 83°50′09″W / 38.545833°N 83.835833°W / 38.545833; -83.835833 (Fox Farm)	Mays Lick
9	GAR Monument	GAR Monument	March 5, 2018 (#100002159)	Maysville-Mason County Cemetery, 1521 Forest Ave. 38°38′18″N 83°43′53″W / 38.638304°N 83.731312°W / 38.638304; -83.731312 (GAR Monument)	Maysville
10	Gillespie Site (15MS50)	Upload image	December 21, 1985 (#85003180)	Address Restricted	Mays Lick
11	Helena United Methodist Church	Upload image	February 3, 2010 (#09001311)	6479 Helena Rd. 38°29′50″N 83°45′51″W / 38.497275°N 83.764153°W / 38.497275; -83.764153 (Helena United Methodist Church)	Helena
12	Lee House	Lee House	December 20, 1977 (#77000634)	Front and Sutton Sts. 38°38′56″N 83°45′59″W / 38.648889°N 83.766389°W / 38.648889; -83.766389 (Lee House)	Maysville
13	Lee's Creek Covered Bridge	Lee's Creek Covered Bridge More images	March 26, 1976 (#76000923)	South of Dover on Tuckahoe Rd. off Kentucky Route 8 38°45′01″N 83°52′44″W / 38.750296°N 83.878755°W / 38.750296; -83.878755 (Lee's Creek Covered Bridge)	Dover
14	Mays Lick Consolidated School	Mays Lick Consolidated School	April 29, 1982 (#82002733)	U.S. Route 68 and Kentucky Route 324 38°31′22″N 83°50′13″W / 38.522778°N 83.836806°W / 38.522778; -83.836806 (Mays Lick Consolidated School)	Mays Lick
15	May's Lick Negro School	May's Lick Negro School	March 5, 2018 (#100002160)	5003 Raymond Rd. 38°31′05″N 83°50′19″W / 38.51817°N 83.83848°W / 38.51817; -83.83848 (May's Lick Negro School)	Mays Lick	Rosenwald School which served black students from 1921 to 1960, when school segregation was ended
16	Maysville Downtown Historic District	Maysville Downtown Historic District More images	March 1, 1982 (#82002734)	Roughly bounded by McDonald Parkway, Front, Wall, Limestone and 3rd Sts.; also W. 2nd, Sutton, Market, Limestone, W. 4th & E. 4th Sts. 38°38′50″N 83°45′55″W / 38.647222°N 83.765278°W / 38.647222; -83.765278	Maysville	Second set of addresses represent a boundary increase approved March 13, 2017
17	Maysville-Aberdeen Bridge	Maysville-Aberdeen Bridge More images	June 30, 1983 (#83002823)	Spans the Ohio River between Maysville and Aberdeen, Ohio 38°39′19″N 83°45′27″W / 38.655278°N 83.7575°W / 38.655278; -83.7575 (Maysville-Aberdeen Bridge)	Maysville	Extends into Brown County, Ohio
18	Milton Mills	Milton Mills	January 8, 1987 (#87000148)	7191 Taylor Mill Rd. 38°34′27″N 83°44′04″W / 38.574167°N 83.734444°W / 38.574167; -83.734444 (Milton Mills)	Orangeburg
19	Ben Moran House	Ben Moran House	January 8, 1987 (#87000161)	Intersection of Kentucky Routes 8 and 10 38°40′21″N 83°49′29″W / 38.672500°N 83.824722°W / 38.672500; -83.824722 (Ben Moran House)	Moranburg
20	Newdigate-Reed House	Newdigate-Reed House	October 10, 1975 (#75000804)	West of Maysville at the junction of Old U.S. Route 68 with U.S. Route 62 38°38′43″N 83°46′37″W / 38.645278°N 83.776944°W / 38.645278; -83.776944 (Newdigate-Reed House)	Maysville
21	Old Library Building	Old Library Building	August 30, 1974 (#74000895)	221 Sutton St. 38°38′54″N 83°46′01″W / 38.648333°N 83.766944°W / 38.648333; -83.766944 (Old Library Building)	Maysville
22	Henry Perviance Peers House	Henry Perviance Peers House	December 21, 1998 (#98001486)	325 W. 3rd St. 38°38′58″N 83°46′15″W / 38.649444°N 83.770833°W / 38.649444; -83.770833 (Henry Perviance Peers House)	Maysville
23	Phillips' Folly	Phillips' Folly More images	August 10, 1978 (#78001383)	227 Sutton St. 38°38′51″N 83°46′03″W / 38.6475°N 83.7675°W / 38.6475; -83.7675 (Phillips' Folly)	Maysville
24	Poague House	Poague House	January 8, 1987 (#87000210)	Parker Ln. 38°31′39″N 83°49′09″W / 38.52747°N 83.81911°W / 38.52747; -83.81911 (Poague House)	Mays Lick	Dry stone house built by future Kentucky Governor Thomas Metcalf
25	Pogue House	Pogue House	November 25, 2005 (#05001322)	716 W. 2nd St. 38°39′44″N 83°46′48″W / 38.662222°N 83.780000°W / 38.662222; -83.780000 (Pogue House)	Maysville
26	Point Au View	Point Au View	January 4, 1985 (#85000015)	721 Hillcrest Rd. 38°38′52″N 83°46′37″W / 38.647778°N 83.776806°W / 38.647778; -83.776806 (Point Au View)	Maysville
27	Pyles Site (15MS28)	Upload image	April 5, 1984 (#84001821)	Address Restricted	Mays Lick
28	John Brett Richeson House	John Brett Richeson House	July 22, 1994 (#94000733)	331 W. 3rd St. 38°39′03″N 83°46′20″W / 38.650833°N 83.772222°W / 38.650833; -83.772222 (John Brett Richeson House)	Maysville
29	Russell Theatre	Russell Theatre More images	March 31, 2006 (#06000216)	9 E. 3rd St. 38°38′48″N 83°45′53″W / 38.646667°N 83.764722°W / 38.646667; -83.764722 (Russell Theatre)	Maysville
30	Rust House	Upload image	February 23, 1978 (#78001384)	South of Maysville on Kentucky Route 11 38°32′24″N 83°45′10″W / 38.54°N 83.752778°W / 38.54; -83.752778 (Rust House)	Maysville
31	Spring House at Flat Fork	Upload image	October 6, 1987 (#87002051)	Kentucky Route 161 38°29′48″N 83°49′43″W / 38.496667°N 83.828611°W / 38.496667; -83.828611 (Spring House at Flat Fork)	Flat Fork
32	Springhouse in Mays Lick	Springhouse in Mays Lick	October 6, 1987 (#87002052)	Off Kentucky Route 324 38°31′04″N 83°50′11″W / 38.517649°N 83.836472°W / 38.517649; -83.836472 (Springhouse in Mays Lick)	Mays Lick
33	Sroufe House	Sroufe House	February 12, 2016 (#16000010)	2471 Mary Ingles Hwy. 38°44′56″N 83°51′55″W / 38.748972°N 83.865154°W / 38.748972; -83.865154 (Sroufe House)	Dover
34	Stone Barn on Lee's Creek	Stone Barn on Lee's Creek	January 8, 1987 (#87000200)	U.S. Route 68 38°31′56″N 83°49′46″W / 38.532222°N 83.829306°W / 38.532222; -83.829306 (Stone Barn on Lee's Creek)	Mays Lick
35	Valley Pike Covered Bridge	Valley Pike Covered Bridge More images	March 26, 1976 (#76000924)	West of Maysville off Kentucky Route 8 38°40′27″N 83°52′20″W / 38.674167°N 83.872222°W / 38.674167; -83.872222 (Valley Pike Covered Bridge)	Maysville
36	Van Meter Site	Upload image	December 5, 1985 (#85003040)	Address Restricted	Mays Lick
37	Washington Historic District	Washington Historic District	January 21, 1970 (#70000253)	Roughly bounded by Hoppe St., Bartlett Lane, and city limits on the east and the west; also extending north and south along U.S. Routes 62 and 68 38°36′50″N 83°48′28″W / 38.613889°N 83.807778°W / 38.613889; -83.807778 (Washington Historic District)	Washington	Boundaries along U.S. Routes 62 and 68 represent a boundary increase
38	Washington Opera House	Washington Opera House More images	June 11, 1975 (#75000805)	116 W. 2nd St. 38°38′54″N 83°46′02″W / 38.648333°N 83.767222°W / 38.648333; -83.767222 (Washington Opera House)	Maysville
39	West Second Street District	Upload image	August 7, 2017 (#100001425)	W. 2nd, Rosemary Clooney & Short Sts., Rosemary, Shultz & unnamed Alleys. 38°39′04″N 83°46′16″W / 38.65099°N 83.771194°W / 38.65099; -83.771194 (West Second Street District)	Maysville
40	West Fourth Street District	West Fourth Street District	November 7, 1974 (#74000896)	24, 29, 31, 32, 33 W. 4th St. 38°38′46″N 83°46′02″W / 38.646111°N 83.767222°W / 38.646111; -83.767222 (West Fourth Street District)	Maysville
41	Woodlawn	Upload image	November 24, 1978 (#78001385)	South of Maysville on Kentucky Route 11 38°35′23″N 83°45′58″W / 38.589722°N 83.766111°W / 38.589722; -83.766111 (Woodlawn)	Maysville

References

^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved April 12, 2024.
^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
^ Turnbow, Christopher A. "The Fox Farm Site". Fort Ancient Cultural Dynamics in the Middle Ohio Valley. A. Gwynn Henderson, ed. Madison: Prehistory, 1992. 51-68: 51, 53.

[1] The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.

[2] National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved April 12, 2024.

[NRHP_colors-3] Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.

[refnums-4] The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.

[5] Turnbow, Christopher A. "The Fox Farm Site". Fort Ancient Cultural Dynamics in the Middle Ohio Valley. A. Gwynn Henderson, ed. Madison: Prehistory, 1992. 51-68: 51, 53.

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Municipalities and communities of Mason County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Maysville
Cities	Dover Germantown‡ Maysville Sardis‡	Location of Mason County, Kentucky
CDP	Mays Lick
Other communities	Fernleaf Helena Minerva Orangeburg Shannon Somo Weedonia
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