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Kentucky - 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
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
Brooks House (added 2009 - - #09001137)
Also known as Brooks-Bigelow House
210 Arthur Heights , Middlesboro
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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:
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:
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:
Hensley Settlement (added 1980 - - #80000367)
Also known as See Also:Cumberland National Historical Park
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park , Cubage
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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:
Middlesboro Downtown Commercial District (added 1983 - - #83002554)
Roughly Bounded by Cumberland Ave., 19th, 20th Sts., and Edgewood Rd. , Middlesboro
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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:
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church (added 1985 - - #85001747)
314 N. Main St. , Middlesboro
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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:
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:
St. Mary's Episcopal Church (added 1984 - - #84000341)
131 Edgewood Rd. , Middlesboro
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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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