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Somerset Downtown Commercial District

Coordinates: 37°05′32″N 84°36′15″W / 37.09222°N 84.60417°W / 37.09222; -84.60417
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Somerset Downtown Commercial District
Somerset Downtown Commercial District is located in Kentucky
Somerset Downtown Commercial District
Somerset Downtown Commercial District is located in the United States
Somerset Downtown Commercial District
Location108-236 and 201-223 E. Mt. Vernon St., Somerset, Kentucky
Coordinates37°05′32″N 84°36′15″W / 37.09222°N 84.60417°W / 37.09222; -84.60417
Area1.9 acres (0.77 ha)
Built1880
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No.82002742[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 27, 1982

The Somerset Downtown Commercial District in Somerset, Kentucky, which includes 108-236 and 201-223 E. Mt. Vernon St., is a 1.9 acres (0.77 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The district included 15 contributing buildings.[1]

It was asserted to be "the last remaining concentration of late 19th and early 20th century commercial buildings in south central Kentucky" and "the largest such district in Pulaski County."[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Sara Farley, Historian; Thomas B. Fiorini (April 26, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Somerset Downtown Commercial District". National Park Service. Retrieved April 1, 2018. With nine photos from 1982.