East Shelbyville District Explained

East Shelbyville District
Location:Roughly E. 3rd St. from Washington to Bradshaw St., Shelbyville, Kentucky
Coordinates:38.2103°N -85.2128°W
Architecture:Bungalow/craftsman, Late Victorian, Federal
Added:June 12, 1985
Area:5.1acres
Mpsub:Shelbyville MRA
Refnum:85001252

The East Shelbyville District, in Shelbyville, Kentucky, is a 5.1acres 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.

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.

The district includes the Gothic Revival St. James Episcopal Church at the corner of Third and Main, built in 1868.[1]

The district was identified and listed as part of a larger study of historic resources in Shelbyville.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=85001252}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: East Shelbyville District ]. National Park Service. March 6, 2019. With Includes "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory" forms from 1983 for several individual buildings.
  2. none . National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Multiple Resource Area of Shelbyville . January 17, 1984 . Helen Powell . August 23, 2022 . August 23, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220823012822/https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123848575 . dead . MRA included designation of 3 new districts and 8 individual properties. PDF includes Kentucky Historic Resources Inventories, maps, correspondence.