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Visual Arts/Crafts........................................................................................................ 3
1. Buildings/Sites/Businesses .............................................................................................3 Artisan Run Shops ................................................................................................................................. 3 Arts/Crafts Galleries .............................................................................................................................. 3 Related Retail Shops ............................................................................................................................. 3 Museums .............................................................................................................................................. 3 Exhibit Spaces ....................................................................................................................................... 3
2. Public Art .......................................................................................................................3
3. Collections & Archives ....................................................................................................4
4. Organizations .................................................................................................................4
5. Visual Artisans ...............................................................................................................4
6. Events ...........................................................................................................................5
7. Workshops & Workshop Spaces .....................................................................................5
Music/Dance/Theatre/Drama/Film ............................................................................. 6
1. Buildings/Sites/Businesses .............................................................................................6 Theatres ................................................................................................................................................ 6 Theatres Other Schools ......................................................................................................................... 6 Other Performance Spaces ................................................................................................................... 6 Outdoor Performance Areas ................................................................................................................. 6 Music Stores .......................................................................................................................................... 6
2. Organizations .................................................................................................................6
3. Events ............................................................................................................................6
4.Weekly / Monthly Series .................................................................................................7
5. Workshops .....................................................................................................................7
6. Artisans .........................................................................................................................7 Musicians .............................................................................................................................................. 7 Music & Dance Groups ......................................................................................................................... 8 Miscellaneous Music Performers .......................................................................................................... 8 Theatre Groups ..................................................................................................................................... 8 Actors / Directors .................................................................................................................................. 9 Community Theater Actors (2010/11 season) ...................................................................................... 9 Dancers / Dance Progrmas .................................................................................................................... 9 Costume Designer ................................................................................................................................. 9 Film ....................................................................................................................................................... 9
7. Archives & Collections ....................................................................................................9
Literary Arts .............................................................................................................. 10
1.Buildings/Sites/Businesses ............................................................................................ 10 Book Stores ......................................................................................................................................... 10 Libraries............................................................................................................................................... 10 Publishers ............................................................................................................................................ 10
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Printers ................................................................................................................................................ 10 Spaces for Reading .............................................................................................................................. 10
2. Folk / Oral History / Literary Archives ........................................................................... 10
3.Organizations ................................................................................................................ 10
4.Annual Events ............................................................................................................... 10
5.Writers ......................................................................................................................... 11
Historic Assets / Resources ........................................................................................ 11
1.Buildings/Sites/Businesses ............................................................................................ 11 Historic Districts .................................................................................................................................. 11 Other Historic Structures/Landmarks/Individual NR Properties......................................................... 11 Historic Markers and Site Identification ............................................................................................. 12 Historic Collections/Archeology/Unique Stops ................................................................................... 12
2.Organizations ................................................................................................................ 12
3.Events ........................................................................................................................... 12
4.Historians/Preservationist/Expertise ............................................................................. 12
5.Collections & Archives ................................................................................................... 13
Cultural Assets / Resources ....................................................................................... 14
Cultural Diversity ............................................................................................................. 14 Religion ............................................................................................................................................... 14 Alternative Exercise/Medicines/Practices .......................................................................................... 14 Organizations ...................................................................................................................................... 14 Diversity in Dining ............................................................................................................................... 14 Events .................................................................................................................................................. 14
Near Arts and Culture (Outside Arts District of Danville) ............................................ 15
Artisan Studio Shops ........................................................................................................ 15
Heritage and Cultural Museum(s) ..................................................................................... 15
Entertainment ................................................................................................................. 15
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Visual Arts/Crafts
1. Buildings/Sites/Businesses
Artisan Run Shops 1. Myrtles on Main (Alison Craig, paint)
Arts/Crafts Galleries 1. Maple Tree Gallery
2. Myrtles on Main
3. Community Arts Center Gift Shop
4. Organic Photography
Related Retail Shops 1. Danville Office Equipment
2. Wal-Mart
3. Centre Bookstore
Museums 1. The Great American Dollhouse Museum
2. Historic Medical Art
3. The "Main Street" Village Museum
4. Pioneer Playhouse
Exhibit Spaces 1. Community Arts Center
2. Mahan Gallery at the Library
3. Grand Foyer, Norton Center for
the Arts
4. Heritage Hospice Center Public
Spaces
5. The Hub Coffee House
6. Ephraim McDowell Hospital
7. Commonwealth Cancer Center
8. AEGON Gallery at Centre
College
9. Old Crow Inn
10. Danville Boyle County Public
Library
2. Public Art 1. “Abraham Lincoln” at Centre College (2012)
2. “Danville‟s Firsts” Weisiger Park
3. “EX ASTRIS” at Norton Center for the Arts
4. “PALACE OF MEMORY” at Centre College
5. “The Bicycle” at the Community Arts Center
6. “The Flame” sculpture at the Centre College
7. “The Gazebo” at Weisiger Park
8. “The Rip“ sculpture at Chowan, Campus of Centre College
9. “THE THREE GRACES” at Centre College
10. “Time Zippy” Stephen Rolfe Powell, Boyle County Public Library
11. A. Jack May pen & ink exhibit at the United States Post Office
12. Gillespie Fountain at the Norton Center for the Arts
13. Governor‟s Circle at Constitution Square Park
14. Silk Batik by Irina Ilina, Boyle County Public Library
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3. Collections & Archives 1. Boyle County Public Library, 150 to 200 pieces of artwork and cultural
heritage
2. Ephraim McDowell House & Apothecary Museum
3. Jacob‟s Hall Museum of Deaf History
4. McDowell Medical Art Collection
4. Organizations 1. Gathering Artists
2. Danville Art Guild
3. The Arts Commission of Danville/Boyle County
4. Centre College Art Organizations:
a. Art House
b. Art Society
c. Photography Club
5. The Crazy Quilters
6. Pieceable Friends Quilters
5. Visual Artisans 1. A Jack May, pen/ink 2. Alice Picking
3. Allison Craig, Paint (acrylic)
4. Anne Crawford, Paint (oil)
5. Andrea Cass, Paint (acrylic)
6. Andrea Akers, Paint,
watercolor 7. Arnold Grider, wood
carver 8. Audrey Serres, Paint 9. Barbara Hitchcock,
Encaustic, oil and
pastel 10. Beverly Walker 11. Bill Hitchcock,
photography 12. Bob Gundy, Paint 13. Brandon Long, mixed-
media
14. Carrie Farmer, fiber 15. Cole Henson,
photography 16. Chris Floyd,
photography 17. Clay Jackson,
photography
18. David Cornwell, Multi-media, pencil & wood, scrimshaw
19. David Farmer, Paint 20. Debbie Lowe
21. Diane Reed, Paint 22. Dennis Toadvine
23. Ella Clay, Graphic Design, Paint (acrylic
& watercolor) and Fiber (quilting)
24. Emily Clark, Paint (oil) 25. Fox Hutt, Fiber;
weaving, quilting,
wearable art 26. Gaynella Mcguire 27. Geri Trinler,
photography, jewelry 28. Ginny Birney, multi-
media
29. Guy Ingram, wood 30. Igor Mintch, ceramic 31. Jack Carey, Paint
32. Jack Kaiser, Design Consultants, Multi-media
33. Jacqueline
Zimmerman, paint 34. Jacquie Woodward,
water-media 35. Jane Brantley,
photography 36. Jennifer Ward-
Ahnquist, paper
37. Joe Baron, wood 38. John Gentry,
photography
39. John Robinson, photography
40. Joyce Marshall, Fiber 41. Judith Jia, clay &
ceramics 42. Jim Underwood
43. John Dixon, collage 44. Judy Schaefer, paint 45. Julie McAlister 46. Karen Wellman,
jewelry
47. Kelly Brown 48. Kellie Hignight,
(acrylic) 49. Laura Guerrant,
photography 50. Linda Dunne
51. Linda Leachman, multi-media
52. Linda Neal, paint,
sculptor 53. Linda Phelps Wilson,
paint 54. Lisa Schneider, paint
55. Lizzie LeDonne, jewelry
56. Loren Weber, mulit-media
57. Madelyn Worley, multi-media
58. Margie Sobol,
Porcelain and china painting
59. Marian Wells, paint
60. Mark Selter, Paint, mixed-media
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61. Marthetta Clark, fibers 62. Marlene Hanna, Paint 63. Marlene Martin, Fiber;
quilt 64. Mary Alexander,
textiles 65. Mary Helen Cooley 66. Mary Noelker,
lampwork beads, jewelry
67. Melissa Holt, Paint 68. Myra Sheene, jewelry 69. Nancy Beresford
70. Nancy Martindale, textiles, re-purposed jewelry
71. Pat Fretz, Paint,
drawing 72. Pat Hays 73. Pat Isaman, Fiber -
quilts, dollmaker 74. Pat Williams, multi-
media
75. Paul Muth, clay, acrylic
76. Paula Overstreet,
multi-media 77. Phnomphone
Sirimongkhon, Paint 78. Rosemary Johnson 79. Russ Barragan,
sculptor 80. Sarah Ashley, Paint
81. Scott Wethington 82. Scott Bennett 83. Shan Kihlman
84. Sharon Duncan, glass 85. Sheldon Tapley 86. Sherri Coconaugher,
lampwork beads
87. Stephen Rolfe Powell 88. Stuart Rice,
photography 89. Shirley Claunch 90. Tillie Sowders, Paint
(oil and pastel),
Photography
91. Tina Morris 92. Tom Lamp, paint (oil,
acrylics), watercolor,
wood 93. Tom Johnson,
photography 94. Vera Kay Hankins,
Paint and Drawing 95. Vicky Tolbert,
Woodcarving, paint
(oils and acrylic) 96. Virginia Robertson,
mixed-media, Paint
(acrylic) 97. Wayne Daugherty,
computer art 98. Wayne Thurman,
mixed-media 99. Wilma Brown, Paint 100. Winnie Keedy, Paint, Mixed Media
101. Yolanda Novell, clay
6. Events 1. Gallery Hops (June, November)
2. Architectural Treasure Hunt (May)
3. Monthly Photo Walk
4. World Wide Photo Walk
5. Gardens of the Month
6. Community Arts Center
a. Annual Blockbuster Exhibit
b. Annual Juried Exhibit
c. Annual Youth Arts Fair & Exhibit (Arts Commission)
d. High School Artist Project (Ephraim McDowell Hospital)
e. Arts Exploration Camp for Children
7. Constitution Square Arts Fest (September)
8. Senior Arts Show at Centre College
9. Governor‟s Scholars Art Show at Centre College
10. Arts Commission of Danville-Boyle County Bi-annual Artful Raffle
11. Dantastic Race – Community Arts Center (August)
12. Danville Learning Disability Assn Annual Exhibit – Community Arts Center
13. Arts Cart, providing hand-on arts activities for special needs adults, at risk
teens and other segments of the community in need.
7. Workshops & Workshop Spaces 1. Community Arts Center
a. Starry Night Studio
social painting
b. Arts classes
c. Drawing classes
d. Arts Cart Outreach
2. AEGON Gallery at Centre:
a. Ceramics - Judith Jia
b. Glass - Stephen Rolfe
Powell
c. Paint - Sheldon Tapley
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Music/Dance/Theatre/Drama/Film
1. Buildings/Sites/Businesses
Theatres Centre College - Steve Hoffman
1. Newlin Hall, Norton Centre for the Arts
2. Weisiger Theatre
3. Vahlkamp Theatre
4. Combs Center
5. Black Box Theatre
West T. Hill Community Theatre – Karen Logue
Pioneer Playhouse – Henson Family
Theatres Other Schools 1. Gravely Hall Auditorium, Danville High School
Other Performance Spaces 1. Community Arts Center
2. The Hub Coffee Shop & Café
3. 303 W Restaurant
4. Carbon Club
Outdoor Performance Areas 1. Pioneer Playhouse
2. The Bandstand at Weisiger Park
3. Constitution Square Park
4. The Gardens of Ephraim McDowell House & Apothecary
Music Stores 1. Tone Daddy‟s Music Store
2. Play it Again Music
3. Pyramid Pawn
2. Organizations 1. West T. Hill Community Theater
2. Centre Choral Ensembles: Caroline Curry
3. Centre Dance Team: Elizabeth Donelin
4. Centre Instrumental Ensembles: Vince Di Martino
5. Centre Players: Geoffery Blum
6. Centre Swing Dance Club: Erica Allen
7. Moments in Motion Dance Club: Jasmine Watts
3. Events 1. “Lawn Chair Theater” Downtown Summer Film Series – Heart of Danville
(June – August)
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2. Danville Film Festival – Heart of Danville (May)
3. The Great American Brass Band Festival, brass band music (June)
4. Bourbon & Brass (June)
5. Thriller Dance down Main Street (October)
6. Constitution Square Arts Fest, historic period, bluegrass and folk music
7. Holiday Concert @ Presbyterian Church (Advent)
8. Easter Cantata @ Presbyterian Church (Easter)
4.Weekly / Monthly Series 1. Acoustic Jam – Community Arts Center
2. Advocate Brass Band Fall Concert
3. Advocate Brass Band Spring Concert
4. Friends of the Library film series
5. Norton Center Annual Performance Series
6. Pioneer Playhouse (summer)
7. West T. Hill Community Theater (seasonal, year „round)
5. Workshops 1. Arts for Kids, ETC - Marti
Dickerson
2. Theatre Xpands - Susan Pope
3. Pioneer Playhouse Sponsored
Events
a. Children Activities
b. Voices Inside Playwriting
Residency at Northpoint
Prison
4. Great American Brass Band
History Conference
5. Friends of the Library Brown
Bag Series
6. West T. Hill Community Theatre
a. Campcausewelovetoact
b. Youth Off Broadway
7. Community Arts Center
Sponsored Events
a. Lunch with the Arts (topics
vary)
b. Kindermusik
c. Ghildbloom Guitar Program
d. Annual Flatpicking
Workshop
e. Private music instruction
6. Artisans
Musicians 1. Aaron Raitiere, voice
2. Anchora
3. Barbara Hall, voice/piano
4. Barry Morrison, guitar, voice,
songwriter
5. Brandon Maggard, Vocals/guitar
6. Brian Borguno, Guitar
7. Bucky Bryant, Rhythm/Lead Guitar
8. Chase Gabbard, Drums
9. Charlotte Henson, Singer
10. Chip Minks, bass guitar
11. Chris Combs, Bass Guitar
12. Chris Gay, percussion
13. Chuck Reid
14. Colin Ratierre
15. Conrad Shiba, voice, string
16. David Robertson, guitar,
17. David Suarez, drums/percussion
18. Dennis Preston, instrumentalist
19. Dr. Jeffrey Jones, organ
20. Dudley Spoonamore, trombone
21. Earl V. Pemberton, guitar
22. Eben Henson, percussion
23. Eddie Montgomery, Country Music
Singer
24. George Hardesty, voice/guitar
25. Jack Covell, instrumentalist
26. Janelle Dishman, piano
27. Jill Coffman, voice
28. Jim Ramey
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29. Jim Sheldon, gospel singer
30. Joe Caldwell, guitar
31. John Hendrickson, piano
32. John Pope, piano
33. John Waters
34. Josh Reardon, voice/guitar
35. JP Brantley
36. JR Weddle, guitar/trumpet
37. Ken Harmon, piano
38. Laura Covell, voice/guitar
39. Lydia DiMartino Ellis, flute (?)
40. Maria Le Rose, voice
41. Mark Spencer, guitar
42. Matthew McGowan, Guitar
43. Michael Hughes, voice
44. Mike Archer, voice
45. Mike Evces
46. Mike Perros, percussion
47. Mike Smith, guitar
48. Nancy Robertson, flute/vocals
49. Pat Morley, guitar
50. Patty Powell, trumpet
51. Paul Sirimongkhon, guitar/voice
52. Philip Crowe, voice/guitar
53. Rolando Birch
54. Roy Edminston
55. Russ Smith, vocals/guitar
56. Scarlet Sebastian, voice
57. Shane White, voice
58. Sharecroppers
59. Shauntina Phillips, vocals
60. Tim Blevins, trombone
61. Tim Villarreal, lead vocals, lead &
rhythm guitar
62. Vicki DeLys Hyde, piano
63. Vincent DiMartino, trumpet
64. Wes May, vocals/guitar
65. Mike Perfidious
66. Erin Kidd-Drums
67. Shauntina Phillips, voice
68. Caitlin Kidd, Guitar
Music & Dance Groups 1. Acoustic Jam
2. Advocate Brass Band
3. Bate Bulldog Jazz Band
4. Bate MS Choir
5. Boyle Co H.S. Marching Rebels
6. Boyle H.S. Choir
7. Boyle MS Choir
8. Centenary United Methodist Church
Praise Band
9. Centre Brass, Centre
Trumpets and Centre Jazz
10. Danville Children's Choir
11. Danville Dulcimers
12. Danville H.S. Marching Admirals
13. Danville Pipe Band
14. Dump Truck on the Run (band)
15. First Baptist Church Male Choir
16. Frankly Scarlett (band)
17. Holdin Horses (band)
18. Heritage Area String Program
19. Jennie Rogers Elem. Choir
20. Jim Duff & the Necessities (band)
21. Nathan Link‟s Band at Centre
22. New Horizons, Senior Citizen Band
23. Presbyterian Church Handbell Choir
24. The Obsessions (band)
25. Silver Note Singers, McDowell
Place
26. Sounding Joy
27. Summer Singers
28. Woodlawn Elem. Choir
Miscellaneous Music Performers 1. Musicians featured at local restaurants
2. Annual high school spring band concerts
3. Danville HS Marching Band Contest
4. Boyle County HS Marching Band Contest
5. Boyle County MS Holiday Chorale and Band Concert
Theatre Groups
1. Danville High School Drama Department 2. DramaCentre at Centre College
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Actors / Directors 1. Beth Marlow, community theater
director
2. Holly Henson,
actor/director/comedienne
3. Jane Dewey, actor/director
4. Janelle Dishman, community
theater director
5. Karen Logue, community theater
director
6. Katherine Orton, community
theater director
7. Liz Orndorff, director
8. Matthew Hallock, actor, director,
writer, director
9. Patrick Kagen Moore,
actor/director/storyteller
10. Paula Hill, community theater
director
11. Robby Henson, director
12. Sean Cook, actor/director
13. Tony Haigh, actor/director
Community Theater Actors (2010/11 season)1. Aimee Hereford
2. Allen Martin
3. Alice Berka
4. Anne Byrom
5. Arnetta Meyers
6. Artie Adkins
7. B.J. Curd
8. Beth Marlow
9. Bill Nichols
10. Brandon Long
11. Bryan Haydon
12. Caren Lambin
13. Casey Smith
14. Charlie Cox
15. Crystal Nichols
16. Dale Kihlman
17. Deedra Benthall
18. Dianna Schwartz
19. Doris Bartleson
20. Emma Jackson
21. Gina Scott
22. Graham Jackson
23. Greg Hancock
24. J.H. Adkins
25. Jane James
26. Jay Jackson
27. Jim Brown
28. Kathy Lee
Shewmaker
29. Katie Followell
30. Kristie Martin
31. LaFonda Stallworth
32. Lydia Graham
33. Mackenzie Towns
34. Mary Anne Mathews
35. Maude Bentley
36. Michelle Cochran
37. Olivia Leach
38. Patricia Stallworth
39. Rick Haydon
40. Sean Cook
41. Sharon Hancock
42. Sherri Satterly
43. Tagan Cox
44. Terri Carter
45. Todd Haydon
46. Tom Martin
47. Victoria Troxler
48. Willetta Fitzgerald
49.
Dancers / Dance Progrmas 1. Belly Dancing - Community
Arts Center
2. Mykol Hamilton
3. The Constitution Squares
(square dancing)
4. Zumba – Community Arts
Center
Costume Designer
1. Beth Clark (freelance
costume designer)
Film 1. Walk Softly Films
7. Archives & Collections 1. Pioneer Playhouse, theater archives
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Literary Arts
1.Buildings/Sites/Businesses
Book Stores 1. Bookaholics
2. Centre College Bookstore (downtown, Main & 3rd St)
Libraries 1. Boyle County Public
Library
2. Centre College Library
3. Public school libraries
Publishers 1. The Advocate Messenger
2. The Cento, Centre College
Printers 1. Minuteman Press
2. The Advocate Messenger
3. Ephraim McDowell
Hospital Print Dept
4. Centre College Print
Department
Spaces for Reading 1. Boyle County Public
Library
2. The Hub Coffee House &
Café
3. Centre College
Bookstore
4. Centre College Library
5. Centre College Combs
Center
6. Centre College Cowan
Hall
2. Folk / Oral History / Literary Archives 1. Boyle County Public Library
2. Boyle County Genealogy Society
3. Centre College Library
4. Pioneer Playhouse
3.Organizations 1. Friends of the Library
2. Book clubs (several throughout the community)
4.Annual Events 1. Constitution Square Arts
Festival (authors)
2. Kentucky Writer‟s Day
3. Friends of Library Film
Series
4. Friends of the Library
Perpetual Book Sale
5. Summer Reading
Program, Boyle County
Public Library
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5.Writers 1. Bruce & Shelley
Richardson
2. Carolyn
Crabtree,
genealogy
3. Centre College
Professors
4. David Anderson
5. Dr. Jerry Jones,
historical
6. Elizabeth “Liz”
Orndorff
(playwright)
7. Frank X. Walker
8. Heather Henson
9. Heather Henson
10. Holly Henson
11. Lisa Williams
12. Maurice
Manning
13. Patsy Trollinger
14. Philip White
15. Virginia “GiGi”
Biles
Historic Assets / Resources
1.Buildings/Sites/Businesses
Historic Districts 1. Beaten Biscuit Row Historic
District
2. Constitution Square Historic
District 3. Danville National Cemetery 4. Downtown Danville
Commercial Historic District
5. East Main Historic District
6. Harrodsburg Pike Rural
Historic District (outside
boundary)
7. Lexington Avenue,
Broadway Historic District
8. Maple Avenue Historic
District
9. St. Mildred‟s Court Historic
District
10. Terrace Court Historic
District
11. The Warehouse Historic
District
Other Historic Structures/Landmarks/Individual NR Properties
1. Alumni “Horky” House, Centre
College
2. Boyle County Courthouse
3. Boyle County Public Library
4. Breckinridge Hall, Centre College
5. Carnegie Library, Centre College
6. Centenary United Methodist Church
7. Chenault Alumni House, Centre
College
8. Community Arts Center
9. Craik House, Centre College
10. Doric Lodge #18
11. Ephraim McDowell House &
Apothecary (Nat‟l Landmark)
12. First Presbyterian Church
13. Jacob‟s Hall (Nat‟l Landmark)
14. McClure Barbee House (KY
Landmark)
15. Old Centre, Centre College
16. Crow-Barbee House dba. Old Crow
Inn & Winery
17. Pioneer Playhouse, Kentucky‟s
Oldest Outdoor Theater consists of
reconstructed buildings that
replicate Danville‟s history
18. St. James AME Church
19. St. Peter & Paul Catholic Church
20. Sutcliffe Hall, Centre College
21. The Confederate Monument of
Danville
22. The Danville Train Depot
23. The Federal Building
24. The Presbyterian Church
25. The Scotch-Irish Stone Fences
26. Todd-Montgomery Houses (4)
27. Toliver Elementary
28. Trinity Episcopal Church
29. Willis Russell House
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Historic Markers and Site Identification
1. “Uncle” Charlie Moran (Centre
College)
2. African American Business District
(Const. Square Park)
3. Birney Home (US/150)
4. Boyle County Named (courthouse)
5. Centre College (campus)
6. Confederate Monument (jct of Main
& College Streets)
7. Courthouse a hospital during Civil
War (courthouse)
8. Doric Lodge (Const. Square Park)
9. Dr. Ephraim McDowell (McDowell
Park)
10. Ephraim McDowell House (2nd St)
11. First Crop (courthouse)
12. Grayson‟s Tavern (Walnut St)
13. Jacob‟s Hall (2nd St)
14. John Marshall Harlan (McDowell
Park)
15. John Todd Stuart, Lincoln/Centre
College (McDowell Park)
16. John William Bate (Stanford Ave)
17. Lewis & Clark (Const. Square Park)
18. Lottie Moon (Broadway St.)
19. Old Crow Inn (Stanford Ave)
20. Poet, Lawyer, Soldier (courthouse)
21. Presbyterian Church (W Main)
22. Site of First State Funded Deaf
School in the Nation (Corner 4th &
Main)
23. Site of Log Courthouse (Const.
Square Park)
24. Trinity Episcopal (W Main)
25. Walker Daniel (Const. Square
Park)
26. Weisiger Park – stars marking the
“first” accomplishments in Danville
Historic Collections/Archeology/Unique Stops 1. Dinosaur Collection, owned by John Hankla
2. Ephraim McDowell House & Apothecary
3. Boyle County Public Library 200 years of county & city newspapers on microfilm
4. The Labyrinth, Presbyterian Church
5. Danny Settles, stone, rock & gem collection
6. Jones Surname Museum/Genealogical Resources and Library
7. Jones Military Medals Museum
8. Boyle County Public Library, rotating exhibits & collections
2.Organizations 1. Architectural Review Board – City of Danville, appointed
2. Boyle County Genealogical Association
3. Danville-Boyle County Historical Society
4. Heart of Danville Main Street Program – historic preservation, downtown
development
3.Events 1. Architectural Treasure Hunt (May/Preservation Month)
2. Volksmarch (September)
3. Forkland Heritage Festival (October)
4. Perryville Reenactment (October)
4.Historians/Preservationist/Expertise 1. Allen Arth, dry stone mason 2. Andre & Linda Brousseau,
architecture & preservation
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3. Barbara Hulette, historic
preservation
4. Bill Faulconer, log, wood, millwork
5. Carolyn Crabtree, history,
genealogy
6. Ed Miller, history, preservation
7. Emily Clark, preservation
architecture
8. James Doram, plaster
9. Janet Hamner, history, architecture
10. Julie Rodes, history, historic
preservation
11. Julie Wagner, architecture, history
12. Mark Goggans, masonry & brick
13. Mary Jo Joseph, history,
architecture
14. Simms Kerbaugh, masonry, stone
work
15. Steve Houston, plaster
16. Tai Dorum, African American
historian
17. Will Updike, historic preservation
5.Collections & Archives
Historic Publications about Danville-Boyle County
1. Looking Back, a pictorial history of Boyle County, the Advocate Messenger 2004
2. Danville, Boyle County in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky, an architectural
history book, Heart of Danville (2004)
3. Early Days in Danville, Calvin Morgan Fackler (1941)
4. 1792 – 1992, The Celebration A History of Danville and Boyle County
Kentucky, Richard Brown (1992)
5. Boyle County Kentucky History and Biographies by Lewis Collins and W. H.
Perrins (2002)
6. The political conventions held in Danville during the years from 1785 to
1791: An address delivered before the Boyle County Historical Society (Boyle
County Historical Society publications) by Alexander Pope Humphrey (1885)
7. Boyle County, Kentucky Marriage Bonds 1842-1879 by Barbara Jewell;
Galloway, Peggy Selby and Edwards, Brenda Smith ( Compilers May (Jan 1, 1987)
8. History of Mercer and Boyle Counties, Maria T. Daviess (2011)
9. History of the Kentucky School for the Deaf, Danville, Kentucky 1923-1973 by
James B. Beauchamp (1973)
10. A centennial history of the Kentucky School for the Deaf, Danville, Kentucky
by Charles Paxton Fosdick (1923)
11. The Iron Baby Angel by Charles R. McDowell (1954)
12. A Kentucky Protest Against Slavery: Slavery Inconsistent With Justice And
Good Policy, Proved By A Speech, Delivered In The Convention, Held At
Danville, Kentucky (1812) by David Rice (Paperback - Sep 10, 2010)
13. The Political club, Danville, Kentucky, 1786-1790; being an account of an
early Kentucky society, from the original papers recently found by Thomas
Speed (Sep 10, 2011)
14. A Chronicle of The Old First Presbyterian Church, Danville, Kentucky 1784-
1944 by Calvin Morgan Fackler (1946)
15. Chaplin Hills: History of Perryville, Kentucky Boyle County by Geraldine Crain
Harmon (1971)
16. "Ken-Tah-The": the Life and Times of Walker Daniel, Founder of the Town
Lands of Danville Kentucky, 18th Day of June 1784, By Jerry E. Jones, MD, MS
(2011)
17. “The Infamous Ephraim" Original play by Holly Henson highlighting the life and
times of Danville's pioneer surgeon, Ephraim McDowell (2009)
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6.Other History Resources/Archives
1. Heart of Danville Inventory of the National Register of Historic Places within
Danville-Boyle County
2. Community Arts Center collection of photographs on the construction of the
Federal Building (1907)
3. Ephraim McDowell House Museum & Apothecary
4. Heart of Danville collection of Sanborn Fire Maps (replicas)
5. Centre College collection of Sanborn Fire Maps (originals)
6. Centre College Library Archives & Microfiche
7. Heart of Danville, collection of National Parks Service, Preservation Briefs
Cultural Assets / Resources
Cultural Diversity
Religion
Christian Community
Jewish Community
Baha’i Community
Alternative Exercise/Medicines/Practices 1. Yoga
2. Reiki
3. Hindu Studies
4. Zumba
5. Danville Bike Club
6. Danville family chiropractic, offers
wellness & nutrition classes
Organizations 1. The African American Society of
Free Masons
2. Human Rights Commission, City of
Danville
3. Sister City Committee, City of
Danville
4. The Garden Club
5. Crow‟s Station Co-op (32 years in
Danville, organic/healthy foods
buying club)
6. Rolling Fork Farm (community
support agriculture)
7. Beautification Committee
Diversity in Dining 1. Mexican/Hispanic Restaurants (5)
2. Mediterranean (1)
3. Italian (1)
4. Asian (4)
5. Twisted Sifter, cake artist
6. The Danville Gourmet Club
7. Burke‟s Bakery
Events 1. BBQ Festival – Nov. 5-6, 2011
2. Cinco de Mayo – May 5, 2011
3. Oktoberfest – Sept. 25, 2011
4. Rotary International Dinner -
March 2012
5. Sister City Irish Celebration –week
of St. Patrick‟s day
6. Unity in the Community
7. Volksmarch – Sept 25, 2011
8. Hullaballo Festival & Rat Rod
Exhibit – Labor day weekend
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Near Arts and Culture (Outside Arts District of Danville)
Artisan Studio Shops 1. Russ Barragan sculpture studio
2. Stephen Rolfe Powell Glass Studio
3. Vicky Tolbert, Studio: carvingsbyjoey
4. Tillie Sowders, Studio: Back Porch
5. Tom Lamp, Studio: BlueStone Studio
6. Fox Hutt, Studio: Lacetree Weaving, LLC
Heritage and Cultural Museum(s) 1. Central Kentucky Wildlife Museum
2. Forkland Abraham Lincoln Museum
3. Forkland Community Center
4. JFC Museum, gemstones, train, archeology finds
5. Merchant‟s Row, Perryville
6. Penn‟s Store
7. Perryville Battlefield Museum
Entertainment 1. Great American Hot Air Balloon Race
2. Kite Club
3. Model Railroad Club
4. The Model Airplane Club