Old Eddyville Historic District

The Old Eddyville Historic District, located off KY 730 in Eddyville, Kentucky, is a 11 acres (4.5 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. It included 13 contributing buildings.[1]

Old Eddyville Historic District
LocationOff KY 730, Eddyville, Kentucky
Coordinates37°02′52″N 88°04′34″W
Area11 acres (4.5 ha)
Built byMcDonald Bros.
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Romanesque
NRHP reference No.81000285[1]
Added to NRHPApril 30, 1981

It includes the surviving portion of the original town of Eddyville, "one of western Kentucky's earliest and most important settlements", after the majority of the town was flooded by the 1966 damming of the Cumberland River at Barkley Dam. It includes the Kentucky State Penitentiary and nine historic buildings at its base.[2]

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