Walnut Street Historic District (Springfield, Kentucky)

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Walnut Street Historic District
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Location200-600 blocks of Walnut St., Springfield, Kentucky
Coordinates 37°41′12″N85°13′10″W / 37.68667°N 85.21944°W / 37.68667; -85.21944 Coordinates: 37°41′12″N85°13′10″W / 37.68667°N 85.21944°W / 37.68667; -85.21944
Area7 acres (2.8 ha)
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman, Late Victorian, Federal
MPS Washington County MRA
NRHP reference No. 88003435 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 10, 1989

The Walnut Street Historic District is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [1]

The 7 acres (2.8 ha) listed area included 36 contributing buildings. [1]

One of the more important properties is the John Thompson House/Bainbridge Tavern, which served as a tavern operated from 1817 to 1830 by John W. Bainbridge. It is a two-story three-bay log building; it may have been built as a hall/parlor plan house originally. It has a massive brick chimney and very old beaded weatherboarding. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Walnut Street Historic District". National Park Service. 1988. Retrieved March 4, 2018..