Whitesburg Historic District

Portions of Main Sts., Broadway, Bentley, Webb, and Hayes Aves., Church, Pine, Cowan, Madison Sts, River Rd., Hazard Rd, Whitesburg, Kentucky. County/parish: Letcher.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 12, 2006. NRIS 06000813.

86 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site. 4 contributing structures.

From Wikipedia:

Whitesburg Historic District

The Whitesburg Historic District, in Whitesburg in Letcher County, Kentucky, is an 82 acres (33 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. It included 86 contributing buildings, four contributing structures, and a contributing site.

It includes parts of Main St., Broadway, Bentley, Webb, and Hayes Aves., Church, Pine, Cowan, Madison Sts., River Rd., and Hazard Rd. in Whitesburg. Altogether it includes 126 contributing and non-contributing resources.

It includes:

  • numerous residences
  • two churches
  • former soft drink bottling plant
  • two bridges
  • various commercial buildings
  • Letcher County Courthouse (non-contributing)
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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123851087

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