Downtown Hartford Historic District

Roughly 100 and 200 blks. Main St. and Courthouse Sq., Hartford, Kentucky. County/parish: Ohio.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 12, 1988. NRIS 88002760.

16 contributing buildings.

From Wikipedia:

Downtown Hartford Historic District

The Downtown Hartford Historic District in Hartford, Kentucky is a 4 acres (1.6 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

It is roughly the 100 and 200 blocks of Main St. and Courthouse Sq., and 100 blocks E. Union & E. Washington Streets. The district includes the Ohio County Courthouse and its jail, and the Hartford city hall, among its 16 contributing buildings.

The Ohio County Courthouse "is the most imposing building" in the district. It is a two-story concrete building designed by Walter Scott Roberts and built during 1940–1943. It is the fourth courthouse in the location.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123851584

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