Historic Architecture of Shelby County, Kentucky, 1792-1915 is a 300 page exploration of the structures built in this central Kentucky county established in 1792. It features over 500 images, some archival and many taken by the author over several decades. The book is divided into six chapters covering the major architectural movements of the period, including the log cabins and Federal homes of the early buildings to the Beaux-Arts and Colonial Revival style of building that were erected after the turn of the 19th century. Everyone interested in architecture, historic preservation, or the history of Kentucky or Shelby County in particular should have this book in their libraries. John David Myles is an attorney, former circuit judge, and preservationist. He has written and lectured on architecture for The Filson Historical Society in his native Kentucky, and prepared a number of historical and architectural reports on southern hunting plantations for Plantation Services, Inc., in Charleston, South Carolina. Myles has also consulted on numerous restoration and renovation projects. Myles and his wife, Mary Helen, received awards from The Ida Lee Willis Memorial Foundation and Preservation Kentucky for their restoration of the 1839 John Dale house in Simpsonville, Kentucky.