Shelbyville Courthouse Square Historic District
Shelbyville Courthouse Square Historic District | |
 Bedford County Courthouse in Shelbyville | |
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| Location | Public Square (Main, Spring, Depot, and Holland Sts.), Shelbyville, Tennessee |
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| Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 82001725[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 27, 1982 |
The Shelbyville Courthouse Square Historic District is a
Courthouse Square.The courthouse square was laid out in 1810 as a central
public squares created throughout the 19th century in towns in southern Middle Tennessee, other parts of the southeastern United States, the American Midwest, and Texas.[2][4]
Five different Bedford County
Marr and Holman.[8]
Italianate and Romanesque architectural styles predominate among the historic commercial buildings facing the streets around the square. The Gunter Building, built in 1927 on the west side of the square, is designed in the Art Deco style.[8]
The historic district was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ JSTOR 212831.
- ^ ISBN 9780807847688.
- ^ Mosely, Brian (January 27, 2013). "Shelbyville square set national pattern". Shelbyville Times-Gazette.
- ^ a b c d "History of Bedford County, Tennessee". Bedford County Historical Society. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
- ^ a b "Bedford County". Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture.
- ^ "Shelbyville". The Tullahoma Campaign. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
- ^ a b c West, Carroll Van (1995). Tennessee's Historic Landscapes: A Traveler's Guide. University of Tennessee Press. p. 338.
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