Paris Courthouse Square Historic District

Courthouse Sq. and environs, Paris, Kentucky. County/parish: Bourbon.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 25, 1979. NRIS 79000963.

21 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

• Duncan Tavern
• See Also:Bourbon County Courthouse

From Wikipedia:

Paris Courthouse Square Historic District

The Paris Courthouse Square Historic District, in Paris, Kentucky, is a 4 acres (1.6 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The listing included 21 contributing buildings.

It includes:

• Bourbon County Courthouse (1902–05), designed by Frank P. Milburn, which is separately listed on the National Register
• Duncan Tavern, which is separately listed on the National Register
• The Memorial Building (1859), which served as a bank and residence until 1884, and later served World War I veterans and others
• Teen Square (1960s), a one-story brick building
• Ewalt Building (c.1840), a Greek Revival townhouse

It includes Italianate and other architecture.

The entire district was included in the 1989-listed Downtown Paris Historic District.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123849376

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