West Point Historic District

Roughly bounded by the Salt River, 2nd, South, 13th, Mulberry, and Elm Sts., West Point, Kentucky. County/parish: Hardin.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 15, 1996. NRIS 96001344.

Part of Hardin County MRA (NRIS 64000226).

75 contributing buildings. 1 contributing object.

Also known as:

• Applegate-Fi
• Ditto-Lansdale House
• See Also:Young,James,House

From Wikipedia:

West Point Historic District (West Point, Kentucky)

The West Point Historic District in West Point, Kentucky is a 55 acres (22 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

The district is roughly bounded by the Salt River, 2nd, South, 13th, Mulberry, and Elm Sts. and dates from 1829.

It includes 75 contributing buildings as well as 62 non-contributing buildings and one contributing object. Six properties were already separately NRHP listed. Resources include:

• James Young House, separately NRHP-listed
• Ditto-Prewitt House, (1826) separately NRHP-listed
• Applegate-Fisher House, separately NRHP-listed
• Kentucky and Indiana Bank (c.1901), separately NRHP-listed
• Abraham Ditto House (c.1840), separately NRHP-listed
• Hardy Hotel/West Point Hotel (1902), separately NRHP-listed

The listing was consistent with guidelines established in a 1986 study of historic resources in Hardin County.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123846825