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

Harlan County Kentucky has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Pine Mountain Settlement School, Lynch Historic District and Pine Mountain Settlement School, Benham Historic District and Cumberland Central Business District.

The famous person Katherine Pettit is associated with one of more of the Harlan County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Harlan County places including Luigi Zande, Mary Rockwell Hook, William Howard Courtenay and Richard Montfort. Prominent architectural styles found in Harlan Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Moderne and Chicago.

Benham Historic District (added 1983 - - #83002785)

KY 160, Central Ave., McKnight and Cypress Sts. , Benham

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Federal, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Health Care, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Hospital, Post Office, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Religion, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Post Office, Religious Structure, Specialty Store

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Cumberland Central Business District (added 1996 - - #96000282)

Roughly bounded by Freeman St., Huff Dr., the Poor Fork of the Cumberland R., Cumberland Ave. and W. Main St. , Cumberland

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Department Store, Rail-Related, Specialty Store, Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Rail-Related, Road-Related, Specialty Store

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Harlan Commercial District (added 1986 - - #86000461)

Roughly bounded by Mound, Second, Clover, and Main Sts. , Harlan

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Moderne, Early Commercial, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local, Federal, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse, Hotel, Post Office, Professional, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse, Post Office, Professional, Specialty Store

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Louisville and Nashville Railroad Depot (added 1985 - - #80001537)

Also known as Harlan Railroad Depot

River St. , Harlan

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Courtenay,William Howard, Montfort,Richard

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Lynch Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000086)

Roughly bounded by city limits, L&N RR bed, Big Looney Cr., Second, Mountain, Highland Terrace, Liberty, and Church Sts., Lynch

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Invention

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private, Local, Federal, State

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Post Office, Public Works, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

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Pine Mountain Settlement School (added 1978 - - #78001337)

E of Bledsoe on KY 510 , Bledsoe

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event

Historic Person:

Pettit,Katherine,et al.

Significant Year:

1913

Area of Significance:

Social History, Other-Ethnic, Education

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Educational Related Housing, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

School

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