Lancaster Commercial Historic District (Lancaster, Kentucky)

Lancaster Commercial Historic District
The Garrard County Courthouse is the tallest building in the district
Lancaster Commercial Historic District (Lancaster, Kentucky) is located in Kentucky
Lancaster Commercial Historic District (Lancaster, Kentucky)
Lancaster Commercial Historic District (Lancaster, Kentucky) is located in the United States
Lancaster Commercial Historic District (Lancaster, Kentucky)
LocationLancaster, Kentucky
Coordinates37°37′10″N 84°34′46″W / 37.61944°N 84.57944°W / 37.61944; -84.57944
Built1810
Architectural styleItalianate, Federal
MPSLancaster MRA
NRHP reference No.84001461[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 26, 1984

The Lancaster Commercial Historic District is a registered historic district located in Lancaster, Kentucky that was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

It includes the Garrard County Courthouse, built in 1868, which was the third-built courthouse of the area.

The district was deemed notable as containing "Lancaster's best contiguous collection of buildings illustrating Lancaster's commercial and architectural development. In a six block area there are Federal log and brick structures, Gothic Revival church, Italianate cast iron store fronts, Queen Anne bay windows, and symmetrical Classical Revival detailing."[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lancaster Commercial Historic District". National Park Service. 1984. Retrieved November 26, 2017. With 21 photos, mostly from 1983.


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