Major John Miller built the first brick house in the state and today Millersburg boasts a collection of late 18th and early 19th century architecture as well as post-Civil War commercial buildings and antebellum dwellings.

Millersburg benefited from its location on the first road constructed in Kentucky, the Lexington – Maysville road, partially built by Louis Vimont, Sr., of Millersburg. Major John Miller built the first mill in the precinct on the Hinkston Creek and later established the first distillery in the area. Just after the Civil War, there were at least 20 distilleries operating in the area.

From the Civil War until after World War I, Millersburg was an educational center boasting the MillersburgMale and Female Academy and later Kentucky Wesleyan College.

Around 1882, the public square was enclosed by a handsome cast iron fence given to Millersburg by the Fayette County Courthouse. It is secured by octagonal posts with clustered coronet and florid tops. There is also abell that originally stood atop Millersburg’s first fire hall. The first church in Millersburg was the Old Republican Church, which stood on the public square. Today Millersburg supports eight denominations.

The cemetery was founded in 1860. The gate is made of cast iron and originally stood 24′ before being struck by a delivery truck, damaging its scrolls. The land for the cemetery was purchased from John McClintock, one of Millersburg’s original settlers.

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