Maysville Downtown Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Maysville Downtown Historic District

Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky
Listed
March 1, 1982
Type
District
Period
Modern
Ref No.
82002734

About this property

The Maysville Downtown Historic District is a historic district in Maysville, Kentucky. It was created in 1982 and expanded in 2017. It has absorbed three smaller listed historic districts: the Courthouse Square and Mechanics' Row Historic District, Armstrong Row, and the West Fourth Street Historic District, and contains many individually listed historic structures.

Location

Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky
38.64836, -83.76632

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 82002734. It was listed on March 1, 1982.

Categories

COMMERCEEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Old Library Building
Early Republic
0 mi
Lee House
Early Republic
0 mi
Washington Opera House
Industrial
0 mi
Courthouse Square and Mechanics' Row Historic District
Modern
0.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Guerrilla Action at Maysville (Mason County)
1863Civil War
1.2 mi
Action at Maysville (Mason County)
1864Civil War
1.3 mi
Action at Washington (Mason County)
1862Civil War
4.3 mi

Questions about this property

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

Maysville Downtown Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 1, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Maysville Downtown Historic District?

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

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

The period of significance for Maysville Downtown Historic District is recorded as the modern era, specifically around 1982.

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