National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form
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Form No. 10-300 REV, (9/77) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOWTO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS _________TYPE ALL ENTRiES - COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS_____ [NAME HISTORIC Paducah Downtown Commercial District AND/OR COMMON Same LOCATION R&^-JJL ka^JUjt kM : •f> ^ ^ X . -^ ^ B O * £-j» t STREET & NUMBER t-lT! ILyuM^C, ^^-*» See continuation sheet ^^-NOTFOR PUBLICATION CITY, TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Paducah NA_. VICINITY OF First STATE CODE COUNTY CODE Tfftn-l-nr'Vy 021 McCracken 145 CLASSIFICATION CATEGORY OWNERSHIP STATUS PRESENT USE -^OCCUPIED —AGRICULTURE —MUSEUM _BUILDING(S) —PRIVATE -^UNOCCUPIED ^.COMMERCIAL —PARK —STRUCTURE X-BOTH -XWORKIN PROGRESS 2LEDUCATIONAL 2S.PRIVATE RESIDENCE —SITE NA PUBLIC ACQUISITION ACCESSIBLE 2LENTERTAINMENT ^.RELIGIOUS —OBJECT _IN PROCESS -3JYES: RESTRICTED 2LGOVERNMENT —SCIENTIFIC —BEING CONSIDERED _YES: UNRESTRICTED —INDUSTRIAL —TRANSPORTATION _NO —MILITARY —OTHER: OWNER OF PROPERTY NAME Multiple Ownership (See continuation sheet) STREET & NUMBER CITY, TOWN STATE __ VICINITY OF LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE. REGISTRY OF DEEDS;ETC. McCracken County Courthouse STREET & NUMBER Washington Street CITY, TOWN STATE Paducah KY I REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS Has the site been determined TJTLE eligible? __yes x no DATE Fall 1978 —FEDERAL x_STATE —COUNTY —LOCAL DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS Kentucky Heritage Commission CITY. TOWN STATE KY DESCRIPTION CONDITION CHECK ONE CHECK ONE ^EXCELLENT DETERIORATED ^.UNALTERED ^.ORIGINAL SITE .XQOOD _RUINS FALTERED _MOVED DATE. .X.FAIR __UNEXPOSED DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE The Paducah Commercial District consists of twenty blocks of commercial, ware house, and residential buildings. The heart of the district runs down Broadway from the Ohio River to Eighth Street. Other blocks of historic, commercial buildings on First through Seventh Streets, Jefferson Street, Kentucky Avenue, Monroe Street, and Washington Street have been included. This area comprises the core of the town©s late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century commercial architecture. With a population of about 30,000, Paducah is the county seat for McCracken County. It is the largest city in the Jackson Purchase, and a trade and supply center for the tri-state area. Paducah©s close proximity to Kentucky and Barkley lakes allows it great potential as a tourist center. The great quality and quantity of the town©s historic structures makes the preservation of the downtown a vital concern for the people of Paducah. The district is bounded on the north by a residential neighborhood, on the south by new government buildings, and on the west by new commercial development. A down town access road has been built to accomodate the flow of traffic from the new Interstate 24 Highway to the downtown area. A new convention center-hotel-downtown mall complex is being built adjoining the historic district. The construction of this complex has sparked great interest in renovating many of Paducah©s downtown buildings. Most of the significant buildings in the district were built in the late nine teenth and early twentieth century periods, or roughly between 1870 and 1930. Most buildings built before 1870 have been destroyed by fire or growth. One survivor of antebellum Paducah is the old Louisville Branch Bank Building at 117 South First Street. This two-story, gable-roofed brick building with Greek Revival details is probably characteristic of the other early buildings in Paducah. By far the most common building form constructed downtown between 1870 and 1900 was the two or three story brick structure with a shed roof behind a parapet front facade with cast iron details. Many of the buildings have Italianate details, such as window hoods and bracketed cornices. Other buildings have round-arched windows or plain, square windows topped by stone lintels. Typical buildings of this period include Hank Brothers Hardware at 212 Broadway, Rider©s Barber Shop at 130 South Third, and Bogy©s Restaurant at 128 Broadway. The decades after 1870 were times of growth and prosperity for Paducah. The architectural development of Paducah was influenced by several factors, including the town©s isolation from other urban areas, its role as a trade and transportation center, and its ability to manufacture products to meet its own needs. The archi tecture of this period in Paducah was locally inspired and unique to the area. Instead of hiring outside architects, local talents were employed to design the monumental buildings of the community. Since Paducah was a supply center for building materials, the dwellings and shops of the town were constructed and adorned with materials and ornaments made right here in Paducah. The bricks came from local brick yards, the cast iron fronts from local foundries, and the lumber from local lumber yards . Form No. 10-300a (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NFS NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM Paducah Downtown Commercial District McCracken County, Kentucky CONTINUATION SHEET ITEM NUMBER PAGE Note: Unless otherwise indicated, all addresses are Paducah, Kentucky 42001. Property Owner Address 201 Broadway Bill Shelton 2020 Jefferson 203 Broadway Ed Michael 203 Broadway 207 Broadway Joe Rosenfield 4340 Court Avenue 209 Broadway Leonard Rickman 250 Hathaway Trail 211 Broadway Stella Peine Estate Second & Broadway 213 Broadway Jules Samuels 4001 Hillcrest 215 Broadway Finkel Estate Second & Kentucky 217-219 Broadway Joe Rosenfield 4340 Court Avenue 225 Broadway Tom Sanders 1164 Robinwood 227 Broadway Joe Rosenfield 4340 Court Avenue 229 Broadway H. S. Wallerstein, Sr. 301 Wallace Lane 301 Broadway W. F. Nagel 241 Ridgewood 303 Broadway Dollar General Corporation Scottsville, KY 309-311 Broadway Jules Samuels 4001 Hillcrest 313 Broadway Rudig Warford 2439 Trimble 315 Broadway Tom Ezzell Kenmil Place 319 Broadway Petter Family 117 South First 333 Broadway Citizens Bank Corporation 333 Broadway 401 Broadway Mrs. Harold Sullivan 3905 Blandville Mrs. Ed Paxton 3841 Court Avenue 405 Broadway Jim Ri@ke 5840 Blandville Road 407 Broadway George Langstaff Family c/o Genesco, Nashville, TN Dr. Pat Turner 480 S. Friendship Road 411 Broadway Jack Keiler 3010 Broadway 415 Broadway Jack Keiler 3010 Broadway 417 Broadway Jack Keiler 3010 Broadway 425 Broadway Jack Keiler 3010 Broadway 431 Broadway Jack Keiler 3010 Broadway Federal Building Federal Government 517 Broadway Bob Guthrie c/o Guthrie Building 523 Broadway Bob Guthrie c/o Guthrie Building 525 ** Bob Cherry 201 Hilldale 529 Broadway Paducah Bank Rieke Estate 5840 Blandville Road 601 Broadway John Oshlschlaeger 210 Mimosa 605 Broadway John Oshlschlaeger 210 Mimosa 607 Broadway John Oshlschlaeger 210 Mimosa 609 Broadway John Oshlschlaeger 210 Mimosa 611 Broadway Wright©s Business Machines 611 Broadway 617 Broadway Dr. A. H. Kopperud 800 Main Street, Murray, KY Form No 10-300a (Rev 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NFS USE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM DATE ENTERED Paducah Downtown Commercial District McCracken County, Kentucky CONTINUATION SHEET ITEM NUMBER 4 PAGE Property Owner Address 619 Broadway Dr. A. H. Kopperud 800 Main Street, Murray, KY 621 Broadway Bradshaw & Weil 621 Broadway 627 Broadway R. P. McKeown Holt Road 118 Broadway Earl Seay 1184 Robinwood Drive 124 Broadway Western Baptist Hospital Kentucky Avenue 126-128 Broadway A. O. Miller 5020 Buckner 130 Broadway A. O. Miller 5020 Buckner 132 Broadway A. O. Miller 5020 Buckner 134 Broadway A. O. Miller 5020 Buckner 200 Broadway Stella Peirte^Estate 200 Broadway 206 Broadway Tom Ezzell Kenmil Place 208 Broadway Tom Ezzell Kenmil Place 212 Broadway Edward Hank 200 S. Country -Club Lane 216-218 Broadway Charles Rhodes 285 Cedar Lane 220 Broadway Dr. E. W. Harmon 4050 Buckner Lane 222 Broadway Dr. E. W. Harmon 4050 Buckner Lane 224 Broadway Mrs. Bill McClanahan c/o Gus Smith 140 Country Club Lane 226 Broadway Mrs. Bill McClanahan c/o Gus Smith 140 Country Club Lane 300 Broadway Old National Bank Part. 300 Broadway 304 Broadway Eliot Wainer 716 Exeutive Park Louisville, Kentucky 306 Broadway Tom Wilson 304 N. 9th 308 Broadway Joe Marshall 115 Mimosa 310 Broadway George Runge 310 Broadway 312 Broadway Harold Sullivan 312 Alben Barkley Drive 314 Broadway Harold Sullivan 312 Alben Barkley Drive 316 Broadway Harold Sullivan 321 Alben Barkley Drive 318-324 Broadway S. S. Kresge Company 318 Broadway 320 Broadway Jim Rieke 5849 Blandville Road 400 Broadway Don Muier Ken Mar Road 402 Broadway Don Muier Ken Mar Road 404 Broadway Dr. P. R. Turner 40li Broadway 406 Broadway Perry Driver 4339 Harts Court 408 Broadway Myra Munday 300 North 8th, Murray, KY 410 Broadway Perry Driver 4339 Harts Court 412 Broadway Minnens, Inc. 617 Broadway 414 Broadway Watkins Est. Peoples Bank, Executor 401 Kentucky Avenue 420 Broadway Jeans, Inc. 420 Broadway 422 Broadway Columbia Amusements Co. Arcade Building 426 Broadway Columbia Amusements Co. Arcade Building Form No 10-300a (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTHRIOR FOR NFS USI NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM DATE Paducah Downtown Commercial District McCracken County, Kentucky CONTl NUATION SHEET ITEM NUMBER PAGE Property Owner Address 428 Broadway Mrs. Harold Sullivan 3905 Blandville