Old Eddyville Historic District
Old Eddyville Historic District | |
 | |
   | |
| Location | Off KY 730, Eddyville, Kentucky |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 37°02′52″N 88°04′34″W / 37.04778°N 88.07611°W |
| Area | 11 acres (4.5 ha) |
| Built by | McDonald Bros. |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 81000285[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 30, 1981 |
The Old Eddyville Historic District, located off KY 730 in Eddyville, Kentucky, is an 11 acres (4.5 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. It included 13 contributing buildings.[1]
It includes the surviving portion of the original town of Eddyville, "one of western Kentucky's earliest and most important settlements", after the majority of the town was flooded by the 1966 damming (flooding) of the Cumberland River at Barkley Dam. It includes the Kentucky State Penitentiary and nine historic buildings at its base.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Charlotte Schneider; Calvin P. Jones (March 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Eddyville Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved November 22, 2017. With 20 photos, historic and from 1980.
| Topics | |
|---|---|
| Lists by state |
|
| Lists by insular areas | |
| Lists by associated state | |
| Other areas | |
| Related | |
Categories:
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky
- Greek Revival architecture in Kentucky
- Romanesque Revival architecture in Kentucky
- Government buildings completed in 1889
- National Register of Historic Places in Lyon County, Kentucky
- Prisons on the National Register of Historic Places
- Kentucky Registered Historic Place stubs