American Association, Limited, Office Building
National Register of Historic Places

American Association, Limited, Office Building

Middlesboro, Bell County, Kentucky
Listed
December 29, 1978
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
78001299

About this property

The American Association, Limited, Office Building, at 2215 Cumberland Ave. in Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States, was built in c.1890. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It is a two-and-a-half-story building, somewhat Richardsonian Romanesque in style. It was deemed "important historically because of its ties with establishment of the town. Its founder, Alexander Arthur, a Canadian, obtained British backing to form the American Association, Limited, that was to finance mining operations in southeast Kentucky and northeast Tennessee and the construction of Middlesboro, which was to serve as headquarters for these activities. The 2-1/2-story, brick structure was built as offices for the American Association, Limited."

Location

2215 Cumberland Ave.
Middlesboro, Bell County, Kentucky
36.60659, -83.71758

Categories

INDUSTRYCOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTECONOMICSARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was American Association, Limited, Office Building listed on the National Register?

American Association, Limited, Office Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 29, 1978.

What type of historic resource is American Association, Limited, Office Building?

American Association, Limited, Office Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for American Association, Limited, Office Building is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1890.

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