Paris, Kentucky

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Paris, Kentucky is a small historic city in Bourbon County known for its role in the heart of Kentucky’s Bluegrass horse country and its preserved 19th-century architecture.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
county seat
architecturalStyle 19th-century commercial architecture
Victorian residential architecture
areaCode 859
climate humid subtropical climate
country United States
county Bourbon County, Kentucky
elevation approximately 892 feet
foundedIn late 18th century
governingBody City government of Paris, Kentucky
hasCulturalHeritage 19th-century small-town Kentucky heritage
Bluegrass horse country traditions
hasEconomicActivity tourism related to historic sites
tourism related to horse farms
hasFeature historic commercial buildings
historic residential neighborhoods
preserved downtown streetscape
hasHistoricDistrict Downtown Paris Historic District
Paris Courthouse Square Historic District
hasIndustry agriculture
equine industry
hasLandmark Bourbon County Courthouse
Cane Ridge Meeting House (nearby)
Claysville neighborhood historic structures
Hopewell Museum
hasRiver Stoner Creek (nearby waterway)
hasTransportation U.S. Route 27 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 68 NERFINISHED
knownFor Thoroughbred horse farms in surrounding area
historic 19th-century architecture
location in Kentucky’s Bluegrass horse country
locatedIn Bluegrass region of Kentucky
Bourbon County seat region
locatedNear Lexington, Kentucky
namedAfter Paris, France
originalName Hopewell
partOf Lexington–Fayette metropolitan area
postalCode 40361
region Central Kentucky
regionType small city
role county seat of Bourbon County, Kentucky
state Kentucky
timezone Eastern Time Zone

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