Paris Courthouse Square Historic District

Historic district in Kentucky, United States

United States historic place

Significant dates

Paris Courthouse Square Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district


38°12′47″N 84°15′00″W / 38.21306°N 84.25000°W / 38.21306; -84.25000
Area	4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built	1788, other
Architectural style	Italianate
Part of	Downtown Paris Historic District (ID89002123)
NRHP reference No.	79000963^[1]
Added to NRHP	January 25, 1979
Designated HD	December 15, 1989

The Paris Courthouse Square Historic District, in Paris, Kentucky, is a 4 acres (1.6 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The listing included 21 contributing buildings.^[1]

It includes:

Bourbon County Courthouse (1902–05), designed by Frank P. Milburn, which is separately listed on the National Register
Duncan Tavern, which is separately listed on the National Register
The Memorial Building (1859), which served as a bank and residence until 1884, and later served World War I veterans and others
Teen Square (1960s), a one-story brick building
Ewalt Building (c.1840), a Greek Revival townhouse

It includes Italianate and other architecture.^[2]

The entire district was included in the 1989-listed Downtown Paris Historic District.

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ Daniel Kidd (August 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Paris Courthouse Square Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved February 28, 2019. With accompanying six photos from 1978