The Madisonville Commercial Historic District, in Madisonville, Kentucky, is an 11 acres (4.5 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The listing included 28 contributing buildings on 11 acres (4.5 ha).[1]
Madisonville Commercial Historic District | |
 Hopkins County Courthouse | |
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| Location | Center and Main Sts., Madisonville, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates | 37°19′40″N 87°29′55″W / 37.32778°N 87.49861°W |
| Area | 11 acres (4.5 ha) |
| Architect | George Morton |
| Architectural style | Chicago, Late Victorian, Commercial Style |
| MPS | Hopkins County MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002712[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 13, 1988 |
The Hopkins County Courthouse, is the only building in the district which is free-standing, upon the public square; the others are in rows. It includes much of the historic commercial and governmental center of Madisonville.[2]
The courthouse was built in 1938 and has a Doric-style portico.[2]
It includes a two-and-a-half-story brick and stone Richardsonian Romanesque bank building, the Morton Bank, at 7 North Main St., built around 1890.[2]
It is centered upon Center and Main Streets.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#88002712)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c d Philip Thomason (July 28, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Madisonville Commercial Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved February 19, 2019. With accompanying 13 photos from 1988