National Register of Historic Places - Kentucky (KY), McCracken County

McCracken County Kentucky (Historic Districts) has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Paducah Market House District, Jefferson Street-Fountain Avenue Residential District, Jefferson Street-Fountain Avenue Residential District (Boundary Increase), Lower Town Neighborhood District and Paducah Downtown Commercial District.

Several famous people are associated with these McCracken County historic places including Joseph Friedman and Alben Barkley. Prominent architectural styles found in McCracken Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian and Modern Movement.

California Apartments (added 2016 - - #16000011)

Paducah, Paducah

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974 AD

Jefferson Street-Fountain Avenue Residential District (added 1982 - - #82002735)

Jefferson and Madison Sts., Broadway, Fountain Ave., and Harahan Blvd. , Paducah

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Victorian

Historic Person:

Barkley,Alben,et al.

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Plaza, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Plaza, Single Dwelling

Jefferson Street-Fountain Avenue Residential District (Boundary Increase) (added 2012 - - #12000451)

Generally bounded by Park, Madison, & Fountain Aves., & Harahan, Paducah

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Lower Town Neighborhood District (added 1982 - - #82002736)

Also known as Lower Town

Roughly bounded by Park Ave., Jefferson, 5th and 9th Sts. , Paducah

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Greek Revival, Late Victorian

Historic Person:

Friedman,Joseph,et al.

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Paducah Downtown Commercial District (added 1982 - - #82002737)

Also known as See Also:Paducah Downtown Commercial District (Boundary Incr

Roughly bounded by 7th, 1st, Clark and Monroe Sts. , Paducah

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Italianate, Art Deco

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse

Paducah Downtown Commercial District (Boundary Increase) (added 1985 - - #85000952)

Also known as See Also:Paducah Downtown Commercial District

Roughly bounded by 1st, Clark, Seventh and Monroe Sts. , Paducah

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Warehouse

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Paducah Market House District (added 1978 - - #78003066)

Also known as See Also:Market House;Paducah Downtown Commercial District;

2nd St. between Broadway and Kentucky Ave. , Paducah

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Restaurant, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Warehouse

Paducah Northside Historic District (added 2022 - - #100008325)

Roughly bounded by North 10th St., Park Ave., North 15th, and Northview St., Paducah

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Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Ethnic Heritage-Black

Shawnee Steam Plant (added 2016 - - #16000504)

West Paducah, West Paducah

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1950-1974 AD

Wallace Park Neighborhood Historic District (added 2012 - - #12000047)

Roughly bounded by Buckner Ln., Maple Ave., Forest Cir., & Lone Oak Rd., Paducah

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924