National Register of Historic Places - Kentucky (KY), Bell County

Bell County Kentucky has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Cumberland Gap Historic District, Cumberland Gap National Historical Park and St. Mary's Episcopal Church, American Association, Limited, Office Building and Brooks House.

The famous person Alexander Alan Arthur is associated with one of more of the Bell County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Bell County places including John W. Gaddis, Col. George H. Waring and Lockheed Corp.. Prominent architectural styles found in Bell Country are Romanesque, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Classical Revival.

American Association, Limited, Office Building (added 1978 - - #78001299)

Also known as American Association Building

2215 Cumberland Ave. , Middlesboro

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Waring,Col. George H.

Architectural Style:

Other, Romanesque

Historic Person:

Arthur,Alexander Alan

Significant Year:

1890

Area of Significance:

Economics, Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Industry

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

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Brooks House (added 2009 - - #09001137)

Also known as Brooks-Bigelow House

210 Arthur Heights , Middlesboro

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Cumberland Gap Historic District (added 1980 - - #80000366)

Also known as See Also:Cumberland Gap National Historic Park

E of Middlesboro , Middlesboro

Mx. Granger, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Military, Transportation, Industry

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Fortification, Manufacturing Facility, Pedestrian Related, Road-Related

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Park

More Information:

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Cumberland Gap National Historical Park (added 1966 - - #66000353)

Also known as See Also:Hensley Settlement;Cumberland Gap Historic District

E of Middlesboro along Kentucky-Virginia state line , Middlesboro

MariAdkins, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Military, Commerce, Exploration/Settlement, Transportation, Industry, Agriculture, Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Defense, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Fortification, Manufacturing Facility, Road-Related, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Park

More Information:

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Hensley Settlement (added 1980 - - #80000367)

Also known as See Also:Cumberland National Historical Park

Cumberland Gap National Historical Park , Cubage

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Park

More Information:

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Middlesboro Downtown Commercial District (added 1983 - - #83002554)

Roughly Bounded by Cumberland Ave., 19th, 20th Sts., and Edgewood Rd. , Middlesboro

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Federal, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Post Office, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Post Office, Religious Structure

More Information:

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Mt. Moriah Baptist Church (added 1985 - - #85001747)

314 N. Main St. , Middlesboro

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Black

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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P-38-F (Lockheed Lightning # 17630) (added 1998 - - #98001494)

Also known as Glacier Girl

Bell County Airport , Middlesboro

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Military

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Defense, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Air Facility, Air-Related

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Air-Related, Museum

Pineville Courthouse Square Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001019)

Along Kentucky, Pine, Virginia, and Walnut Sts. , Pineville

W.marsh, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Gaddis,John W.

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Federal, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Social

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Education, Government, Social

More Information:

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St. Mary's Episcopal Church (added 1984 - - #84000341)

131 Edgewood Rd. , Middlesboro

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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