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

Bell County Kentucky (Historic Districts) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance. Significant places include Cumberland Gap Historic District and Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Hensley Settlement and Middlesboro Downtown Commercial District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Bell County places including John W. Gaddis. Prominent architectural styles found in Bell Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Classical Revival and Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods).

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

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

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

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

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