Science Hill School

Washington St., Shelbyville, Kentucky. County/parish: Shelby.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 18, 1975. NRIS 75000831.

5 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • Science Hill Inn
  • Wakefield-Scearce Antique Gallery

From Wikipedia:

Science Hill School (Shelbyville, Kentucky)

Science Hill School, originally known as the Science Hill Female Academy was founded on March 25, 1825, by Julia A. Tevis as a female preparatory school. In 1975 the school was placed on the National Register of Historic Places and in 1978, it was opened as a restaurant known as the Science Hill Inn by Donna Gill and Tim Barnes.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123851865

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