Lancaster Commercial Historic District (Lancaster, Kentucky) Explained

Lancaster Commercial Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Coordinates:37.6194°N -84.5794°W
Built:1810
Architecture:Italianate, Federal
Added:March 26, 1984
Mpsub:Lancaster MRA
Refnum:84001461

The Lancaster Commercial Historic District is a registered historic district located in Lancaster, Kentucky that was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

It includes the Garrard County Courthouse, built in 1868, which was the third-built courthouse of the area.

The district was deemed notable as containing "Lancaster's best contiguous collection of buildings illustrating Lancaster's commercial and architectural development. In a six block area there are Federal log and brick structures, Gothic Revival church, Italianate cast iron store fronts, Queen Anne bay windows, and symmetrical Classical Revival detailing."[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=84001461}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lancaster Commercial Historic District ]. National Park Service. 1984 . November 26, 2017. With .