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East 7th Street Historic District

Coordinates: 36°51′49″N 87°28′52″W / 36.86361°N 87.48111°W / 36.86361; -87.48111
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East 7th Street Historic District
East 7th Street Historic District is located in Kentucky
East 7th Street Historic District
LocationRoughly E. 7th St. from Campbell to Belmont Sts., Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Coordinates36°51′49″N 87°28′52″W / 36.86361°N 87.48111°W / 36.86361; -87.48111
Area12 acres (4.9 ha)
Built1850
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Queen Anne, Prairie School
MPSChristian County MRA
NRHP reference No.83000561[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 7, 1983

The East 7th Street Historic District in Hopkinsville, Kentucky is a 12 acres (4.9 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It included 17 contributing buildings, and is roughly E. 7th St. from Campbell to Belmont Streets.[1]

It includes Virginia Park, which is separately listed on the National Register, and up to 1912 was the site of an unpretentious frame home (c.1845) of John C. Latham, a Hopkinsville businessman and philanthropist.[2]

It includes Greek Revival, Queen Anne, and Prairie School architecture.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Kit Garrett (May 18, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: East 7th Street Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved April 3, 2019. With accompanying 42 photos from 1983