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Old Courthouse Bell

Frank Boyett wrote the earliest mention of the bell he could find is on page 269 of Country Court Order Book E, which is dated Dec. 22, 1845….

City Building

The old City Building, built in 1903, was demolished on Sept. 1, 1971. The building had been condemned as unsafe because of damage suffered in a Nov. 9,…

Atkinson Clubhouse

Atkinson Clubhouse 1801 N. Elm Street

Post Office

The old post office building located at Third and Main Streets was built in 1904. It was demolished in 1965 after the current post office was built at…

Fifth Street Fire Department Wreck

This wreck occurred on Fifth Street at Lambert and involved a city Fire Department car. Visible in the background is 5th Street Market.

Second Street Police Car

First Street Parking

First street parking spots in front of county court house. Visible is a Henderson Sheriff’s patrol vehicle and an assistant Fire Chief vehicle.

National Register of Historic Places listings in Henderson

National Register of Historic Places listings in Henderson. The eight-digit number next to each listing is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System…

Barrett Cemetery

Barrett cemetery is located behind the parking lot of Owensboro Health Henderson Healthplex at 1200 Barret Blvd. This area was the Boynton Merrill / Clark Merrill farm near…

National Guard Armory

The Henderson Armory, located at 735 N. Elm Street in Henderson, Kentucky, is similar in appearance to the WPA armories built ten years earlier. The Henderson Armory was…

Audubon Mill Park

Audubon Mill Park sits along water street right on the Ohio River in an area that once was the location of John James Audubon’s Saw and Grist Mill….

Plat of Audubon

State of Kentucky, Henderson County, I, Geo W. Smith, Clerk of the Henderson County Court do certify that the foregoing Play of the town of Audubon was this…