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

Graves County Kentucky has 12 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Wooldridge Monuments and Youngblood Site (15GV26), Camp Beauregard Memorial in Water Valley, Confederate Memorial Gates in Mayfield and Confederate Memorial in Mayfield.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Transitional Paleo-Indian dating back to 8999 BC.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Graves County places including Pryor & Radford Monument Works, Paducah Marble Works, unknown, McNeal Marble Co., Marietta, GA and McHenry-Beatty Company. Prominent architectural styles found in Graves Country are Classical Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman and Early Commercial.

Camp Beauregard Memorial in Water Valley (added 1997 - - #97000698)

Also known as GV-14

Camp Beauregard Cemetery. 0.5 mi S of jct. of Roy Lawrence and Cuba Rds. , Water Valley

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Monument/Marker

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Monument/Marker

More Information:

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Confederate Memorial Gates in Mayfield (added 1997 - - #97000696)

Also known as GV-M-70

Maplewood Cemetery. 1 blk. S of jct. of KY 121 and KY 80 , Mayfield

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Monument/Marker

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Monument/Marker

More Information:

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Confederate Memorial in Mayfield (added 1997 - - #97000697)

Also known as GV-M-69

2 blks. N of jct. of 5th and Lee Sts. , Mayfield

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Monument/Marker

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Monument/Marker

More Information:

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Lyles, Pete, House (added 2006 - - #06001202)

Also known as GV-88

302 KY 348 E , Symsonia

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Mayfield Downtown Commercial District (added 1984 - - #84001477)

Also known as See Also:Mayfield Downtown Commercial District Boundary Incr

Roughly bounded by North, Water, 5th and 9th Sts. , Mayfield

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Industry, Commerce, Architecture, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Federal, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Professional

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business, Professional

More Information:

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Mayfield Downtown Commercial District (Boundary Increase) (added 1996 - - #96000791)

Also known as See Also:Mayfield Downtown Commercial District

Roughly bounded by N. 9th, W. and E. North, N. and S. 5th, E. Water, and S. and N. 8th Sts. , Mayfield

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse, Department Store, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Professional, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Social

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse, Department Store, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Professional, Specialty Store

More Information:

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Mayfield Electric and Water Systems (added 2011 - - #11000536)

301 E. Broadway, Mayfield

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1950-1974

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Meacham Manor (added 1974 - - #74000877)

7 mi. E of Fulton off KY 116 , Fulton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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U.S. Post Office (added 1982 - - #82001566)

9th St. and Broadway , Mayfield

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

McHenry-Beatty Company

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Post Office

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Post Office

More Information:

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Wooldridge Monuments (added 1980 - - #80001533)

Maplewood Cemetery , Mayfield

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Pryor & Radford Monument Works, Paducah Marble Works

Area of Significance:

Art

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Funerary, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Graves/Burials, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Current Function:

Funerary, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Graves/Burials, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

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Youngblood Site (15GV26) (added 1986 - - #86000694)

Also known as 15Gv26

Address Restricted , Hicksville

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Transitional Paleo-Indian

Period of Significance:

7000-8999 BC, 5000-6999 BC

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields