Buffalo Trace named National Historic Landmark

By Emily Kearns, Lucy Britner

Published: 19 July, 2013

Kentucky distillery Buffalo Trace has been named a National Historic Landmark by the United States...

Kentucky distillery Buffalo Trace has been named a National Historic Landmark by the United States Department of the Interior.

The 240-year-old distillery will join iconic American landmarks like the Empire State Building and the White House on the list of 2,577 National Historic Landmarks in the country.

Buffalo Trace is described in the award submission as "a rare, intact example of a distillery operating before, during and after Prohibition with intact distillery resources ranging in date from c1880 to 1953. These resources provide an unparalleled opportunity to study at one site the evolution of the building types, building materials and construction technology associated with the American whiskey industry over time".

Buffalo Trace has spent the past 15 years on the submission process to be a National Historic Landmark and has run into various problems along the way.

Chief executive Mark Brown said: "Nothing has made me happier these past 15 years than this designation. This award is for the distillery, its people, its builders, its visionaries, its preservers and protectors, its rescuers and those who have come to love it. I cannot think of a more deserving place."

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