Milliken Building

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Milliken Building
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Photographed in 2014
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Location1039 College St., Bowling Green, Kentucky
Coordinates 36°59′40″N86°26′40″W / 36.99444°N 86.44444°W / 36.99444; -86.44444 (Milliken Building)
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1963
Built byClarence Shaub
Architect Edwin A. Keeble
Architectural style International Style
NRHP reference No. 09001313 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 3, 2010

The Milliken Building, located at 1039 College St. in Bowling Green, Kentucky, was completed in 1963. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. [1]

It is an International Style building designed by Edwin A. Keeble. It is designated WA-B-127. [1]

It is a four-story building. [2] [3]

It was listed for its design not its age. [4]

Its style might better be termed Contemporary rather than International, in part due to its use of brick, according to one source focused upon the Modern Automotive District. [5]

It was built by Clarence Shaub, [1] a construction contractor. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Milliken Building one of BG's first high-rise structures". Bowling Green Daily News. 2003.
  3. "Building in south-central Ky. deemed exceptional". Associated Press. February 12, 2010.
  4. Robyn L. Minor (February 10, 2010). "Milliken Building named to national historic register / Structure awarded status based on design, not age". Bowling Green Daily News.
  5. Robin Zeigler (February 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Modern Automotive District /WA-B-720, WA-B-451, WA-B-721". National Park Service . Retrieved February 19, 2018. With 47 photos, most or all from 2005-2006.
  6. "Clarence Gordon Shaub Obituary (2009) the Tennessean". Legacy.com .

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