Old Eddyville Historic District

Old Eddyville Historic District
Location Off KY 730, Eddyville, Kentucky
Coordinates 37°02′52″N 88°04′34″W / 37.04778°N 88.07611°W / 37.04778; -88.07611Coordinates: 37°02′52″N 88°04′34″W / 37.04778°N 88.07611°W / 37.04778; -88.07611
Area 11 acres (4.5 ha)
Built by McDonald Bros.
Architectural style Greek Revival, Romanesque
NRHP reference # 81000285[1]
Added to NRHP April 30, 1981

The Old Eddyville Historic District, located off KY 730 in Eddyville, Kentucky, is a 11 acres (4.5 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. It included 13 contributing buildings.[1]

It includes the surviving portion of the former town of Eddyville, "one of western Kentucky's earliest and most important settlements", after the majority of the town was flooded by the mid-1950s damming of the Cumberland River. It includes the Kentucky State Penitentiary and nine historic buildings at its base.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Charlotte Schneider; Calvin P. Jones (March 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Eddyville Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved November 22, 2017. With 20 photos, historic and from 1980.
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