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

Christian County Kentucky (Historic Districts) has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Hopkinsville Commercial Historic District, Hopkinsville Residential Historic District and Hopkinsville Warehouse Historic District, Alumni--Latham--Mooreland Historic District and East 7th Street Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Christian County places including John Gaisford and John Gunn. Prominent architectural styles found in Christian Country are Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods), Colonial Revival and Greek Revival.

Alumni--Latham--Mooreland Historic District (added 1993 - - #93000696)

Alumni Ave., Latham Ave. and Mooreland Dr. , Hopkinsville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Gunn, John, Unknown

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

East 7th Street Historic District (added 1983 - - #83000561)

Roughly bounded by E. 7th St. from Campbell to Belmont Sts. , Hopkinsville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other, Greek Revival, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Hopkinsville Commercial Historic District (added 1979 - - #79003633)

Roughly bounded by L&N RR, 10th, 5th and Bethel Sts. , Hopkinsville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local, Federal, Private

Historic Function:

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

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Specialty Store

Current Function:

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

Current Sub-function:

Business, Specialty Store

Hopkinsville Residential Historic District (added 1979 - - #79003631)

Also known as See Also:Hopkinsville Residential Historic District (Boundar

Roughly bounded by 14th, 20th, Main and Virginia Sts. , Hopkinsville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Industry, Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Hopkinsville Residential Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1990 - - #90001203)

Also known as First United Methodist Church;Ch-H-92;See Also: Hopkinsville

SW corner of Main and 13th Sts. , Hopkinsville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Gaisford,John

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Hopkinsville Warehouse Historic District (added 1979 - - #79003632)

Roughly along Harrison St. and RR tracks from 2nd to 21st Sts. , Hopkinsville

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)

Historic Person:

Multiple

Significant Year:

1860, 1920

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling, Warehouse