Cardome Centre
{{short description|Historic house in Kentucky, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
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| name = Cardome
| nrhp_type = nrhp
| image = Cardome3.JPG
| caption = Cardome
| location = Georgetown, Kentucky
| coordinates = {{coord|38|13|20|N|84|34|2|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Kentucky#USA
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| added = March 13, 1975
| area = {{convert|5|acre}}
| refnum = 75000825{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
}}
Cardome Centre is a historic property located in Georgetown, Kentucky along the north fork of Elkhorn Creek. The {{convert|87|acre}} is owned by the Catholic Diocese of Lexington and currently houses St. John Catholic School. Previously the property was home to several famous people including Kentucky Governor James F. Robinson. More recently the site was the location of a girl's academy.{{cite web | last = | first = | author-link = | title =Cardome Centre web site| work = | publisher =City of Georgetown, Kentucky | date = | url =http://www.cardomecenter.com/ | format = | doi = | accessdate =2007-09-30}} It previously served as a community center for the city of Georgetown, but was purchased by the Catholic Diocese of Lexington in 2019.Cardome Center. "[https://cardome.org/about-us About Us]".{{cite web|url=https://www.news-graphic.com/news/cardome-officially-sold/article_b3bd3df0-0fa1-11ea-8c4f-5b5fbc7d9bad.html|title= Cardome officially sold|accessdate=1 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128191459/https://www.news-graphic.com/news/cardome-officially-sold/article_b3bd3df0-0fa1-11ea-8c4f-5b5fbc7d9bad.html|archive-date=2019-11-28|url-status=live}}
History
For his military service, Colonel John Floyd was granted by the State of Virginia a total of {{convert|1000|acre}}, which included the Cardome property. The first structure was built by the Bradford family in 1821. James F. Robinson, who was governor of Kentucky during the American Civil War, made his home on the land. His home burned in 1987 and was torn down.
From 1896 to 1987, the Sisters of Visitation owned the property and had a prestigious girls' academy on the site.
Future plans include the building of a new chapel and relocation of St. John's parish to the Cardome property as a replacement for their existing downtown structure.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|cardome.org}}
- [https://ssfrancisjohn.org SS. Francis and John Catholic Parish]
- [https://cdlex.org Catholic Diocese of Lexington]
{{National Register of Historic Places}}
Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky
Category:Houses completed in 1821
Category:Buildings and structures in Georgetown, Kentucky
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Scott County, Kentucky
Category:Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington
Category:School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky
Category:1821 establishments in Kentucky