934 Main St Shelbyville, Kentucky USA

934 Main St

Construction date: documented 1872*

Style:

Center gable, Italianate, Greek Revival

 

Status of Historic Designation:

Designated at National level : 1985 Shelbyville West National Register District
Designated at Local level : Shelbyville Historic District

Area(s) of Significance:

Architecture

Evaluation of Potential Eligibility:

Potentially eligible as a contributing resource

Architectural Description:

This is a 2-story, 3-bay commercial building in the Italianate style with Greek Revival influences built in 1872. The building is rectangular in plan. The structural system is masonry. The foundation is stone. Exterior walls are original brick. The building has a multi-plane cross gable roof clad in replacement asphalt shingles with box cornice and modillions. There are two side left, parged brick chimneys. Windows are historic wood, 2/2 double-hung sashes. The windows are topped by segmented jack arches under elaborated hoods. There is a single-story, wrap-around open porch characterized by a hip roof clad in asphalt shingles with round wood posts on brick piers.

* Date source: Local History Publication

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