Poynter Building

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Poynter Building
Poynter Building.jpg
LocationMain St., London, Kentucky
Coordinates 37°07′44″N84°05′03″W / 37.12889°N 84.08417°W / 37.12889; -84.08417 Coordinates: 37°07′44″N84°05′03″W / 37.12889°N 84.08417°W / 37.12889; -84.08417
Arealess than one acre
Built1910
NRHP reference No. 85001745 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 8, 1985

The Poynter Building, on Main St. in London, Kentucky, was built in 1910. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

It is a two-story common bond brick commercial building placed prominently on a corner in downtown London. It held the first drugstore in London. It was deemed "significant as the best example of turn of the century commercial architecture in London and because of its association with the development of significant modern commercial and communication facilities in London." [2]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Robert M. Polsgrove (April 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Poynter Building". National Park Service . Retrieved March 2, 2018. With four photos from 1985.