Lancaster Commercial Historic District (Lancaster, Kentucky)

The Old Garrard County Jail is a historic Italianate-style building in Lancaster, Kentucky that was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1984.It is a two-story four bay building. It has been deemed a "Good example of Italianate style."It was used as the county jail from 1873 to 1986. The building is currently used as a museum known as the Garrard County Jail Museum. Visitors can view the cells, a display commemorating USS Garrard, and local historic and military memorabilia.

The Methodist Episcopal Church in Lancaster, Kentucky is a historic Methodist Episcopal church. Located on Stanford Street, it has also been known as the Lancaster United Methodist Church. It was built in 1896 and added to the National Register in 1984.The Methodist congregation dated back to at least 1815. It acquired this church's property from the Presbyterian church in 1878 and rebuilt the church starting in 1894, with foundation dated 1896. It was deemed notable as one of two remaining brick Gothic Revival churches in Lancaster.

The Jennings-Salter House, also known as the Michael Salter House, is a historic house located in Lancaster, Kentucky. The house was placed on the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1980.It was built during 1821 to 1826. It is a one-story, five-bay, Federal-style structure built of brick laid in Flemish bond.At some point, it came to house the Garrard County Historical Society.

The Wherritt House, located at 210 Lexington St. in Lancaster, Kentucky, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.It is a two-story three-bay house with a gable roof on a stone foundation, built in the early 1800s. The original portion of the house is built of logs and is 30 by 20 feet (9.1 m × 6.1 m) in plan. A brick addition was added in 1830.

The Billy Ball House, located at 209 Richmond St. in Lancaster, Kentucky, was a historic house built in 1830. Also known as Edna Reynold's House, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.It was built during the 1830s. It is or was a two-story three-bay frame building on a limestone foundation, with a 27 by 18 feet (8.2 m × 5.5 m) log structure underneath its siding. In 1983, it was one of only seven log structures surviving in Lancaster, and it was vacant.The house seems no longer to exist.

Garrard Mills is a gristmill in Lancaster, Kentucky. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.It is a flour and feed mill which was built in 1901.

Denny Place, at 217 Lexington St. in Lancaster, Kentucky, is a historic house built in 1899. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.It is a two-story four bay brick and wood shingle house with a high hipped roof. It has overhanging eaves supported by decorative brackets. It is the only brick Queen Anne style house remaining in Lancaster.It was built for Samuel Cabell Denny. Denny was cashier of the National Bank of Lancaster for 30 years, then president for 10 years. His wife survived him and lived in the house until 1966.

The Lancaster, Kentucky Cemetery in Lancaster, Kentucky dates from 1861. It is enclosed by Campbell, Crab Orchard, and Richmond Streets in Lancaster. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. The listing included two contributing buildings and a contributing structure.A sexton's house was built in 1866, using bricks from the former Old Republican Church which had been built in 1815. It has a stone receiving vault (1897) which was used to store bodies when grave digging was not possible. It has an original iron fence and stone entrance pillars, while entrance gates were recent (as of 1984) copies of original gates.

Lancaster locally is a home rule-class city in Garrard County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. As of the year 2020 U.S. census, the city population was 3,901.Located south of Lexington, Lancaster is the site of the Kennedy House, sometimes said to have been the setting for Uncle Tom's Cabin. The Civil War training base Camp Dick Robinson was located nearby.

Governor William Owsley House, also known as Pleasant Retreat, is a historic house located in Lancaster, Kentucky on U.S. 27. The house was the home of Kentucky Governor William Owsley. The property has been restored and is now a museum.

Garrard County High School is a high school located in Lancaster, Kentucky, United States. The school is no longer at its West Maple Avenue location, as a new facility was built in 2011. The new Garrard County High School is located at 599 Industry Road, Lancaster, Kentucky. Garrard County is located in Kentucky's 45th district and 12th region and is a AAA school.

The Dunn-Watkins House, located on Danville Rd./Kentucky Route 52 northwest of Lancaster in Garrard County, Kentucky, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.It is a two-story four-bay brick house with some elements of Italianate style, including rounded arch windows. It has a central chimney and a rear ell.It has also been known as Watkins Farm.