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Cynthiana Commercial District

Coordinates: 38°23′29″N 84°24′40″W / 38.39139°N 84.41111°W / 38.39139; -84.41111
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Cynthiana Commercial District
Cynthiana Commercial District is located in Kentucky
Cynthiana Commercial District
Cynthiana Commercial District is located in the United States
Cynthiana Commercial District
LocationPike St. from Church to Main Sts., and Main St. from Bridge to Pleasant Sts., Cynthiana, Kentucky
Coordinates38°23′29″N 84°24′40″W / 38.39139°N 84.41111°W / 38.39139; -84.41111
Area15 acres (6.1 ha)
Built1820
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.82001567[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 19, 1982

The Cynthiana Commercial District is a 15 acres (6.1 ha) historic district in Cynthiana, Kentucky which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It included 67 contributing buildings.[1]

It includes the core of Cynthiana's late 1800s commercial architecture, in two blocks of South Main Street from Bridge Street to Pleasant Street, and two blocks of East Pike Street from South Main Street to Church Street.[2]

It includes the Harrison County Courthouse, which is separately listed on the National Register, and Cynthiana's City Hall.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b William Gus Johnson (April 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cynthiana Commercial District". National Park Service. Retrieved May 9, 2018. With accompanying 19 photos from 1982