Princeton Downtown Commercial District

Princeton Downtown Commercial District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
114-116 East Main Street
Location	Roughly along Main St., E. and W. Court Sq. Sts., Princeton, Kentucky
Coordinates	37°6′31″N 87°52′56″W / 37.10861°N 87.88222°WCoordinates: 37°6′31″N 87°52′56″W / 37.10861°N 87.88222°W
Architect	Smith,G. Tandy; Et al.
Architectural style	Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
NRHP Reference #	88001017[1]
Added to NRHP	September 19, 1988

Princeton Downtown Commercial District is a historic district in downtown Princeton, Kentucky centered on the 1940s art deco courthouse. The district includes 44 contributing resources: 42 buildings, Big Spring Park, and the Confederate Soldier Monument. Most resources are located along East and West Main Street, East and West Court Square Street, and the adjacent buildings on West Market Street, South Harrison, West Washington, and South Jefferson. Most of the buildings are one or two-story brick structures built from the 1870s to the 1930s.^[2]

The downtown district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 because of the historic architecture and historical significance to the area.^[2] As of early 2007, this district of Princeton is participating in the Renaissance Kentucky/Main Street program.^[3]

These resources are also individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places:

• Confederate Soldier Monument in the courthouse square
• Champion-Shepherdson Building at 115 East Main Street, the oldest building in Princeton

Photographs

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  Former Masonic Lodge at West Court Square.
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  Olszewska Park, formerly First Bank and Trust, on West Main Street.
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  The James Dollar Building at 103-105 West Main Street.
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  The Garrett Building at 201 West Main Street.

References

1. National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Richard Holland (December 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Princeton Downtown Commercial District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved January 27, 2016. Accompanying 32 photos from October 1987.
3. "About the Kentucky Main Street Program". Kentucky Heritage Council. Commonwealth of Kentucky. Retrieved January 27, 2016.

External links

• Media related to Princeton Downtown Commercial District at Wikimedia Commons
• Preserve America Community: Princeton, KY