National Register of Historic Places

Old Hickman Historic District

Hickman, Fulton County, Kentucky
Listed
August 2, 1990
Type
District
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
90000778

About this property

The Old Hickman Historic District , in Hickman, Kentucky, is a 9.2 acres (3.7 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. The listing included 45 contributing buildings, a contributing structure, and two contributing sites. It is the original section of the town, along the Mississippi River, below rise to bluffs on the south. It includes the commercial section along Clinton Street and older residential sections as well. The commercial buildings are mostly two-part brick buildings; many have original storefront details.

Location

Hickman, Fulton County, Kentucky
36.57263, -89.19526

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 90000778. It was listed on August 2, 1990.

Categories

COMMERCEPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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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

Buchanan Street Historic District
Listed
0.2 mi
Thomas Chapel C.M.E. Church
Civil War
0.3 mi
Carnegie Library
Industrial
0.5 mi
Confederate Memorial Gateway in Hickman
Industrial
1.4 mi

Nearby Battles

Skirmish at Hickman (1861)
1861Civil War
0.6 mi
Battle of Island No. 10 (Kentucky shore)
1862Civil War
3.3 mi
Naval Action at Island No. 10 (Carondelet)
1862Civil War
4 mi
Battle of Island Number Ten
1862Civil War
4 mi
Towosahgy Fortified Mound Center
1200Pre-Columbian
7.9 mi

Questions about this property

When was Old Hickman Historic District listed on the National Register?

Old Hickman Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 2, 1990.

What type of historic resource is Old Hickman Historic District?

Old Hickman Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Old Hickman Historic District?

The period of significance for Old Hickman Historic District is recorded as the pre_contact era.

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