Middlesboro Downtown Commercial District

The Middlesboro Downtown Commercial District in Middlesboro, Kentucky is a 37 acres (15 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

Middlesboro Downtown Commercial District
LocationRoughly bounded by Cumberland Ave., 19th, and 20th Streets, and Edgewood Rd., Middlesboro, Kentucky
Coordinates36°36′30″N 83°42′50″W
Area37 acres (15 ha)
Architectural styleLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Mixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
NRHP reference No.83002554[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 10, 1983

It is roughly bounded by Cumberland Ave., 19th Street, 20th Street, and Edgewood Road. It included 61 contributing buildings, including a post office.[1]

It includes the original downtown core.[2]

Contributing buildings include:

  • Old City Hall
  • the Coal House, "now the Chamber of Commerce, which is built entirely of coal"(!)
  • the United States Post Office (1915), Classical Revival in style
  • the old Carnegie Library, a one-story classical masonry structure
  • the First Presbyterian Church, built in 1889 and expanded in 1912.[2]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. David Morgan (January 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Middlesboro Downtown Commercial District". National Park Service. Retrieved April 7, 2018. With 34 photos from 1982.


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