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Rocky Point ( 1810 )
In 2000 the Trust bought Rocky Point with gifted money. We had high hopes of restoring the neglected home to its former Federal glory as a house museum. A full calendar of projects and the closing of some funding sources delayed work on Rocky Point until 2006 when worsening structural issues again focused our energies in that direction. We realized we must make Rocky Point our number one goal, but many of us disagreed on its future purpose. We needed outside help, so we applied for and received a match grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation to stage a charette, or practicum garnering various ideas on the possible uses of the leaking, vacant home. We received the match for the grant from Cultural Resources Applications, Inc. which also helped in stabilizing one of the chimneys. On a cold, wet Saturday in February, 2008, we hosted 30 people at Beaumont Inn to tour, and then discuss Rocky Point. These participants were preservationists, craftsmen, tourism directors, realtors, and local interested citizens. Three discussion groups were formed and after 2 hours each group reported on their vision for Rocky Point. Independently each group suggested we stabilize and sell the house.
The Trust took the advice of the groups and listed the house on Historic Properties.com for $15,000. We received many, many inquiries but within a week we received the earnest money, sight unseen. An easement was drawn up for the property with help from the Kentucky Heritage Council. In August, 2008 papers were signed and Rocky Point had a new owner willing to restore it and make it home. Work began almost immediately and will hopefully be done by the end of 2009. Not only did the Trust benefit by this sale but the community will also benefit by welcoming these new preservationists to town.
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Dedman’s Drugstore (1860)
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Smith and Dedman Drugstore opened in 1868 at 225 South Main Street, Harrodsburg, Kentucky. Eventually C.M. Dedman bought out his partner and the business was known as Dedman’s Drugstore. The building functioned as a pharmacy until 1983 and had been a gathering place for adults and children for over one hundred years.
When the property went on the market, the Trust sought private ownership and development. This having failed, the property was to be sold to an individual who intended to strip out the interior fixtures and cabinetry. Through the generosity of a local citizen, Dedman’s was purchased for the Trust. |
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Through community support, low interest loans from local banks and the generous financial help of a local philanthropist the Trust was able to restore the first floor of the Drugstore in 2 years. Soon we were fortunate enough to find a wonderful, hard working couple to lease the building from us. Tim and Jennifer Kazimer opened the Kentucky Fudge Shop in the Dedman Drugstore on January 12, 2006. www.kentuckyfudgecompany.com It has become a staple on Main Street treating its visitors to sandwiches, soups, ice cream, and homemade fudge. Once again it is a gathering place for adults and children.
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Historic Harrodsburg/Mercer County has always been very proud of its heritage and architecture. In the 1970’s the Landmark Association and Chamber of Commerce developed a “Red Arrow Tour” which leads visitors to important sites and homes throughout our fair city. During Kentucky’s bicentennial the Harrodsburg/Mercer County Tourist Commission received a grant to update and enlarge this tour. Signs with pictures and verbiage were installed depicting sites and homes. Twenty years later these signs were becoming damaged and worn so the James Harrod Trust applied for a grant to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to enhance and enlarge the tour. We added several historic homes as well as the pioneer station sites throughout the county. In addition to the numbered tour signs, we received JHT markers to designate other historic properties for the James Harrod Trust Plaque Program.
This grant was made possible through the co-operation of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, the Kentucky Heritage Council, City of Harrodsburg, Harrodsburg/Mercer County Tourist Commission, and the local home owners.
Harrodsburg & Mercer County Walking & Driving Tour
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