Monmouth Street Historic District

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Monmouth Street Historic District
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LocationMonmouth St. between 3rd and 11th Sts., Newport, Kentucky
Coordinates 39°05′22″N84°29′39″W / 39.08944°N 84.49417°W / 39.08944; -84.49417 Coordinates: 39°05′22″N84°29′39″W / 39.08944°N 84.49417°W / 39.08944; -84.49417
Area8 acres (3.2 ha)
Built1847
ArchitectMcLaughlin, James W.; Werner and Atkins; others
Architectural style Italianate, Classical Revival, Moderne
NRHP reference No. 96000794 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 25, 1996

The Monmouth Street Historic District is located in Newport, Kentucky. The district was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [1] The district includes Monmouth Street, the main commercial street of the city, between Third Street (near Newport on the Levee), then south to Eleventh Street. It contains 80 acres (320,000 m2) and 94 buildings. Most of the buildings were built between 1850 and 1949.

The district included 94 contributing buildings among its 143 properties, including the 1902 Carnegie library, Campbell County's first public library and a work of the Cincinnati architects Werner and Atkins. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Margo Warminski (March 28, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Monmouth Street Historic District". National Park Service . Retrieved February 24, 2018. With eight photos.