Ashland Commercial Historic District

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Ashland Commercial Historic District
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Southern side of the 1600 block of Winchester Avenue
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Location Ashland, Kentucky, United States
Coordinates 38°28′45″N82°38′24″W / 38.47917°N 82.64000°W / 38.47917; -82.64000
Area21 acres (8.5 ha)
Architectural styleCommercial style
NRHP reference No. 94000838 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 5, 1994

The Ashland Commercial Historic District is a designated historic district bounded by 13th Street, Carter Avenue, 18th Street, and Front Street in Downtown Ashland, Kentucky. [2] It is composed of 84 properties, including such prominent buildings as the Camayo Arcade, Crump and Field Grocery Company, First Presbyterian Church, Paramount Arts Center, and Ashland National Bank Building. [3]

The 21 acres (8.5 ha) district covers nearly 13 blocks, with the period of significance being 1850 to 1940. The brick commercial buildings within the district date from 1890 to 1940, although 43 of the buildings date from 1900 to 1925; a period of significant economic expansion for Ashland. [3]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. Ashland Commercial Historic District overview Archived February 20, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2010-06-22
  3. 1 2 Powell, Helen C., Lynn, National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form for Ashland Commercial Historic District 5 August 1994. Retrieved on 2010-06-22