Cadiz Downtown Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Cadiz Downtown Historic District

Cadiz, Trigg County, Kentucky
Listed
November 14, 1988
Type
District
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
88002606

About this property

The Cadiz Downtown Historic District, in Cadiz, Kentucky, is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It includes Main Street from Scott Street to Franklin Street. It includes 16 contributing buildings. It includes the Trigg County Courthouse, a Classical Revival building built in 1921, designed by Chattanooga architect R.H. Hunt. It is the sixth county courthouse built in Cadiz, replacing the fifth which was built in 1882 and was burned in 1920. The first Trigg County Courthouse was a 26 by 36 feet (7.9 m × 11.0 m) wood-frame building, built in 1821 on Cadiz's then-new town square. A replacement in 1833, a two-story brick building, was burned in December 1864 by Confederate troops in the American Civil War. The district includes Early Commercial architecture in various commercial buildings, including 63 Main Street, which is in use in 2014 as the city's city hall. It includes the Cadiz Masonic Lodge No. 121 F. and A.M., built around 1855, which was separately listed on the National Register in 1979, and which is an "example of Greek Revival at its simplest." The Cadiz Main Street Residential District, listed on the National Register in 1989 is along Main St. directly to the east.

Location

Cadiz, Trigg County, Kentucky
36.86234, -87.83691

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Cadiz Masonic Lodge No. 121 F. and A.M.
Civil War
0 mi
Confederate Monument of Cadiz
Industrial
0.1 mi
Smith, George and Nellie White, House
Industrial
0.2 mi
Cadiz Main Street Residential District
Civil War
0.3 mi
McCaughan, John, House
Industrial
5.2 mi

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When was Cadiz Downtown Historic District listed on the National Register?

Cadiz Downtown Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 14, 1988.

What type of historic resource is Cadiz Downtown Historic District?

Cadiz Downtown Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Cadiz Downtown Historic District?

The period of significance for Cadiz Downtown Historic District is recorded as the civil_war era.

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