The Mayfield Downtown Commercial District is a historic district in Mayfield, Kentucky which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. The listing was increased in 1996.[1]
Mayfield Downtown Commercial District | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by North, Water, 5th and 9th Sts., Mayfield, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates | 36°44′28″N 88°38′09″W / 36.74111°N 88.63583°W |
| Area | 27 acres (11 ha) (original); 18.4 acres (7.4 ha) (increase) |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian, Classical Revival (original); Prairie School, Early Commercial, Bungalow/craftsman (increase) |
| NRHP reference No. | 84001477[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | August 16, 1984 |
| Boundary increase | July 25, 1996 |
The original 27 acres (11 ha) area included 77 contributing buildings; the 18.4-acre (7.4 ha) increase added 21 more.[1] [2][3]
It includes the Graves County Courthouse, built in 1888 at cost of $40,000, the fourth courthouse at the location.[2]
Many of the buildings in the district, including the courthouse, suffered major to catastrophic damage on December 10–11, 2021, as a long-track EF4 tornado directly hit the city. Of the 98 buildings listed in the district, only four remain standing.
References
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b Richard Holland (December 28, 2018). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mayfield Downtown Commercial District". National Park Service. Retrieved May 4, 2018. With accompanying 36 photos from 1983
- ^ Donna G. Loqsdon (July 7, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mayfield Downtown Commercial District (district expansion)". National Park Service. Retrieved May 4, 2018. With accompanying 12 photos
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