KENTUCKY - Harlan County - Historic Districts

Benham Historic District (added 1983 - Harlan County - #83002785) KY 160, Central Ave., McKnight and Cypress Sts. , Benham (30 acres, 10 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architectural Style: No Style Listed Area of Significance: Architecture, Industry, Community Planning And Development Period of Significance: 1900-1924 Owner: Federal , Local , Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Government, Health Care, Religion Historic Sub-function: Hospital, Post Office, Religious Structure Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Government, Religion, Vacant/Not In Use Current Sub-function: Post Office, Religious Structure, Specialty Store Cumberland Central Business District (added 1996 - Harlan County - #96000282) Roughly bounded by Freeman St., Huff Dr., the Poor Fork of the Cumberland R., Cumberland Ave. and W. Main St. , Cumberland (80 acres, 52 buildings, 2 structures) Historic Significance: Event Area of Significance: Commerce, Industry Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924 Owner: Local , Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture, Transportation Historic Sub-function: Business, City Hall, Department Store, Rail-Related, Specialty Store, Theater Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Transportation Current Sub-function: Business, Department Store, Rail-Related, Road-Related, Specialty Store Harlan Commercial District (added 1986 - Harlan County - #86000461) Roughly bounded by Mound, Second, Clover, and Main Sts. , Harlan (85 acres, 41 buildings, 1 object) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple Architectural Style: Moderne, Early Commercial, Classical Revival Area of Significance: Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924 Owner: Local , Federal , Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government Historic Sub-function: Business, Courthouse, Hotel, Post Office, Professional, Specialty Store Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Government, Vacant/Not In Use Current Sub-function: Business, Courthouse, Post Office, Professional, Specialty Store Lynch Historic District ** (added 2003 - Harlan County - #03000086) Roughly bounded by city limits, L&N RR bed, Big Looney Cr., Second, Mountain, Highland Terrace, Liberty, and Church Sts., Lynch (1250 acres, 298 buildings, 4 structures) Historic Significance: Event Area of Significance: Community Planning And Development, Invention Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924 Owner: Private , Local , Federal , State Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social Historic Sub-function: Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion, Vacant/Not In Use Current Sub-function: Business, City Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Post Office, Public Works, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling Pine Mountain Settlement School ** (added 1978 - Harlan County - #78001337) E of Bledsoe on KY 510 , Bledsoe (540 acres, 15 buildings, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Person, Event Historic Person: Pettit,Katherine,et al. Significant Year: 1913 Area of Significance: Social History, Other-Ethnic, Education Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic, Education, Health Care Historic Sub-function: Educational Related Housing, School, Single Dwelling Current Function: Education Current Sub-function: School

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