Guthrie Historic District (Guthrie, Kentucky)

The Guthrie Historic District in Guthrie, Kentucky was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. It is a 12.3 acres (5.0 ha) area deemed significant "for its connection with the L&N railroad and its associations with transportation in that area.[2] It included 25 contributing buildings, one contributing structure, and two contributing sites, as well as three non-contributing buildings and six noncontributing sites.[1][2]

Guthrie Historic District
1898-built stone house in the district
Guthrie Historic District (Guthrie, Kentucky) is located in Kentucky
Guthrie Historic District (Guthrie, Kentucky)
LocationRoughly bounded by Ewing, Park & Cherry Sts., Guthrie, Kentucky
Coordinates36°38′54″N 87°09′59″W / 36.6484°N 87.1664°W / 36.6484; -87.1664
Area12.9 acres (5.2 ha)
Built1879-1967
NRHP reference No.11000801[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 10, 2011

Guthrie was founded as a city in 1879, and railroad service was important to the city. Commercial service continues, but passenger railroad service ended in 1957.[2]

Buildings in the district include:

  • Stone House (1898), 106 N. Ewing, a castle-like mansion
  • Rose House (1820), 112 E. Park, adjacent to Stone House, another large house
  • Robert Penn Warren Museum, a home of author Robert Penn Warren
  • Three buildings which, in 2011, were planned to become a railroad museum.[2] In 2022, a railroad museum including a caboose is open by appointment.[3][4]
  • Abshire Building (1896), 238 S. Ewing St., a brick building which was once three stories tall, and was a salon and gambling establishment. After a fire destroyed its upper floors in 1899 and Guthrie voting itself "dry", it was renovated into a one-story building. Its original concrete nameplate of the building, at the top of third floor, was reinstalled above its one story.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e L. RaShae Jennings (May 31, 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Guthrie Historic District". NARA. Retrieved May 15, 2022. With photos?
  3. ^ "Explore Todd County".
  4. ^ "Guthrie Railroad Museum". December 13, 2013.