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Paris Courthouse Square Historic District

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Historic district in Kentucky, United States

United States historic place
Paris Courthouse Square Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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LocationCourthouse Square and environs, Paris, Kentucky
Coordinates38°12′47″N 84°15′00″W / 38.21306°N 84.25000°W / 38.21306; -84.25000
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1788, other
Architectural styleItalianate
Part ofDowntown Paris Historic District (ID89002123)
NRHP reference No.79000963
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 25, 1979
Designated HDDecember 15, 1989

The Paris Courthouse Square Historic District, in Paris, Kentucky, is a 4 acres (1.6 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The listing included 21 contributing buildings.

It includes:

  • Bourbon County Courthouse (1902–05), designed by Frank P. Milburn, which is separately listed on the National Register
  • Duncan Tavern, which is separately listed on the National Register
  • The Memorial Building (1859), which served as a bank and residence until 1884, and later served World War I veterans and others
  • Teen Square (1960s), a one-story brick building
  • Ewalt Building (c.1840), a Greek Revival townhouse

It includes Italianate and other architecture.

The entire district was included in the 1989-listed Downtown Paris Historic District.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Daniel Kidd (August 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Paris Courthouse Square Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved February 28, 2019. With accompanying six photos from 1978

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