Kentucky - Harlan County - Historic Districts
Harlan County Kentucky (Historic Districts) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Pine Mountain Settlement School, Lynch Historic District and Pine Mountain Settlement School, Benham Historic District and Cumberland Central Business District.

The famous person Katherine Pettit is associated with one of more of the Harlan County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Harlan County places including Mary Rockwell Hook and Luigi Zande. Prominent architectural styles found in Harlan Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Moderne and Chicago.

Benham Historic District (added 1983 - - #83002785)
KY 160, Central Ave., McKnight and Cypress Sts. , Benham
Acdixon, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
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 - - #96000282)
Roughly bounded by Freeman St., Huff Dr., the Poor Fork of the Cumberland R., Cumberland Ave. and W. Main St. , Cumberland
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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 - - #86000461)
Roughly bounded by Mound, Second, Clover, and Main Sts. , Harlan
MariAdkins, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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 - - #03000086)
Roughly bounded by city limits, L&N RR bed, Big Looney Cr., Second, Mountain, Highland Terrace, Liberty, and Church Sts., Lynch
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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 - - #78001337)
E of Bledsoe on KY 510 , Bledsoe
Christopher L. Riley, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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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