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Historic district in Kentucky, United States

United States historic place
Providence Commercial Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location100-200 blocks on E. and W. Main and N. and S. Broadway, Providence, Kentucky
Coordinates37°23′51″N 87°45′47″W / 37.39750°N 87.76306°W / 37.39750; -87.76306 (Providence Commercial Historic District)
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1882
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Late Victorian, Beaux Arts
NRHP reference No.93000042
Added to NRHPMarch 1, 1993

The Providence Commercial Historic District, in Providence, Kentucky, is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. It includes 25 contributing buildings and four non-contributing ones, along the 100-200 blocks on East and West Main and on North and South Broadway in downtown Providence.

The contributing buildings include:

  • Alexander Niswonger Store (1911), 104 North Broadway, a two-story brick building with original cast iron storefront
  • Nisbet-Berry Block (c. 1910), 105 and 107 West Main, with stepped back false front cornice. Both buildings have three arched brick bays on their second story
  • Providence Banking Company (1914), 107 South Broadway, Beaux-Arts-style facade of Bowling Green marble
Non-contributing building at northwest corner of Broadway and Main

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Lynn David (April 1, 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Providence Commercial Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved April 2, 2018. With nine photos from 1991.
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