The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Fincastle was incorporated on January 25, 1974. According to the city's website, the name "is a historical relic from the formation of Kentucky County, Virginia. This county was the precursor to the Commonwealth of Kentucky and was formed from Fincastle County, Virginia, in 1776".
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📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Fincastle is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Fincastle has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is St. Lukes Church in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government, 1.3 miles away.
Fincastle and the nearest listed places
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Closest to Fincastle
St. Lukes ChurchLouisville/Jefferson County metro government · Building1.3miWesley Methodist ChurchOrchard Grass Hills · Building1.7miHarriet Griswold and Judge Samuel Bonner Kirby HouseLouisville/Jefferson County metro government · Building1.8mi
Von Allmen Dairy Farm HouseLouisville/Jefferson County metro government · Building1.8miAltawood Historic DistrictLouisville/Jefferson County metro government · District2miHow a place gets listed
1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. St. Lukes Church’s page links to a real one.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.