Downtown Hartford Historic District

Coordinates: 37°27′04″N 86°54′32″W / 37.45111°N 86.90889°W / 37.45111; -86.90889 (Downtown Hartford Historic District)
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Downtown Hartford Historic District
Downtown Hartford Historic District is located in Kentucky
Downtown Hartford Historic District
Downtown Hartford Historic District is located in the United States
Downtown Hartford Historic District
LocationRoughly 100 and 200 blocks Main St. and Courthouse Sq., and 100 blocks E. Union & E. Washington Streets, Hartford, Kentucky
Coordinates37°27′04″N 86°54′32″W / 37.45111°N 86.90889°W / 37.45111; -86.90889 (Downtown Hartford Historic District)
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1937
ArchitectRoberts, Walter Scott; McClellan, W.C.
Architectural styleLate 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Modern Movement, Italianate
NRHP reference No.88002760[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 1988

The Downtown Hartford Historic District in Hartford, Kentucky is a 4 acres (1.6 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

It is roughly the 100 and 200 blocks of Main St. and Courthouse Sq., and 100 blocks E. Union & E. Washington Streets. The district includes the Ohio County Courthouse and its jail, and the Hartford city hall, among its 16 contributing buildings.[2]

The Ohio County Courthouse "is the most imposing building" in the district. It is a two-story concrete building designed by Walter Scott Roberts and built during 1940–1943. It is the fourth courthouse on the location.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Claudia R. Brown (September 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Downtown Hartford Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved February 27, 2018. With 15 photos from 1987.