East Shelbyville District
St. James Episcopal Church
East Shelbyville District is located in Kentucky
East Shelbyville District
LocationRoughly E. 3rd St. from Washington to Bradshaw St., Shelbyville, Kentucky
Coordinates38°12′37″N 85°12′46″W / 38.21028°N 85.21278°W / 38.21028; -85.21278
Area5.1 acres (2.1 ha)
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman, Late Victorian, Federal
MPSShelbyville MRA
NRHP reference No.85001252[1]
Added to NRHPJune 12, 1985

The East Shelbyville District, in Shelbyville, Kentucky, is a 5.1 acres (2.1 ha) historic district which is roughly E. 3rd St. from Washington to Bradshaw St. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. The listing included 37 contributing buildings.[1]

It includes mostly one- and two-story brick Federal-style buildings on lots from the original town plat of 1794. The oldest are five three-bay hall-parlor plan ones on East Main St. built between 1800 and 1825, built of brick laid in Flemish bond.[2]

The district includes the Gothic Revival St. James Episcopal Church at the corner of Third and Main, built in 1868.[2]

The district was identified and listed as part of a larger study of historic resources in Shelbyville.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: East Shelbyville District". National Park Service. Retrieved March 6, 2019. With accompanying 19 photos from 1983 Includes "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory" forms from 1983 for several individual buildings.
  3. ↑ Helen Powell (January 17, 1984). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Multiple Resource Area of Shelbyville. MRA included designation of 3 new districts and 8 individual properties. PDF includes Kentucky Historic Resources Inventories, maps, correspondence. Downloading may be slow.


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