Items on this page can be purchased on site at the Shelbyville Welcome Center at 627 Main Street, Shelbyville, KY 40065.
Woodcuts of Shelbyville Landmarks
The Bethel AME Church
The Bethel AME Church – In 1876, Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church purchased the “Stray Pen Lots,” Lots 54 and 55, on Henry Clay Street for $150. The first church on the site was built in 1868, with the present Gothic-influenced building reconstructed in 1916 reusing bricks from the first church. Size – 4.75” x 3.5”, price $22.25.
The Shelby County Public Library – The original library opened in 1899 above the old firehouse at 5th and Main Streets. In 1903, a $10,000 Carnegie Foundation Grant was used to build the current Classic Revival style building on an abandoned cemetery at 8th and Washington Streets. Size - 7” x 4.25”, price $22.75.
Shelby County Courthouse- SOLD OUT!!
The Shelby County Courthouse – Formed from part of Jefferson County in 1792, with the county seat in Shelbyville, five courthouses have been built on the same site at 5th and Main streets on a lot donated by William Shannon. The current Beaux Arts Classicism style courthouse, designed by Joseph and Joseph Architects of Louisville, was completed in 1914 at a cost of $120,000. Size – 6.5” x 5.125”, price $23.25.
The Shelby County Community Theatre – The SCCT was Chartered in 1977, with the Music Man as its first production. The present building at 8th and Main Streets was purchased in 1979 for $30,500. The first production, Oklahoma, was its first in-house play. The exterior of the building underwent extensive renovation in 2004. Size – 7.25” x 3”, price $22.25. (In Stock)
The Shelby County Community Theatre – The SCCT was Chartered in 1977, with the Music Man as its first production. The present building at 8th and Main Streets was purchased in 1979 for $30,500. The first production, Oklahoma, was its first in-house play. The exterior of the building underwent extensive renovation in 2004. Size – 7.25” x 3”, price $22.25. (In Stock)
Catholic Church of the Annunciation
Catholic Church of the Annunciation – At the corner of Main and First Streets, on a lot donated by Jane Campbell, this Gothic-influenced church was dedicated on October 2, 1860, with the first mass said about one year later. A 65-foot bell tower was erected in 1890 and a new sanctuary added onto the existing church in 1999. Size – 4.5” x 7.75”, price $22.75.
The Stanley-Casey House – A five-bayed brick residence, at 301 Washington Street, built ca 1818 for Dr. George W. Nuckols, later a school under George S. Scearce, and in 1867 the birthplace of the 38th Kentucky Governor, Augustus Owsley Stanley. In 1984, Joe and Kate Casey sold to the Shelby County Historical Society, who renovated and in 2006 sold to Attorneys Cotton and Pippin, Sacharnoski and Teeters. Size – 5.75” x 4”, price $22.25.
Postcards
Color Postcards. 5.5” x 3.5” Four styles: United Methodist Church, Shelby County Theatre, Shelby County Library and the Shelby County Courthouse. Your choice any 2 for $1.
Shelby County Historical Society Note cards. 5.5” x 3.5” Four styles: United Methodist Church, Shelby County Theatre, Shelby County Library and the Shelby County Courthouse. Your choice any 2 for $1.
Books
Some Old Time History of Shelbyville and Shelby County
Some Old Time History of Shelbyville and Shelby County. This 8.5” x 11” volume is a series of sketches from Editor Ed Shinnick’s column in the Shelby Record from 1916-1918. His writings go back to early settlement times and cover topics relating to the community through its first 100 years. $12.50.
The New History of Shelby County- SOLD OUT!!
The New History of Shelby County, published in 2003, covers pioneer times to the present. Woven together the stories document Shelby County’s steady development from fledgling outpost to burgeoning community. $50.00.
Down Memory Lane
Down Memory Lane, An Autobiography by Sarah Posey Brown. This book includes 100 years of town and country living in Shelby county beginning in December 1850. The stories include the Civil War times, anecdotes, early family and neighborhood stories as well as some “philosophy and gentle preaching.” $7.50.
