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Courthouse Square and Mechanics' Row Historic District

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John Armstrong, a local developer and industrialist, built the Mechanic's Row houses circa 1816. They are considered among the finest examples of New Orleans-inspired architecture in Kentucky. The land on which Mechanics' Row sits once belonged to Edmund Martin who purchased the property in 1797 from
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Courthouse, the Sheriff's office and the Presbyterian Church as well as residences known as Mechanic's Row and Doctor's Row. The district comprises 15 houses, three offices and one church. The original Mechanic's Row houses are believed to have had separate kitchen outbuildings behind them that were
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John May. The name stems from the residents who were merchants and skilled craftsmen. An earlier name for the row houses was "Tub Row" owing to the tubs of ornamental shrubs that appeared on the porches each spring.
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Mason County Courthouse was built in 1844. It is treated as a temple with a continuous
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style in 1850 following the destruction of an earlier Second Street church by fire.
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National Register of Historic Places in Mason County, Kentucky
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Courthouse Square and Mechanics' Row Historic District is located in Kentucky
Courthouse Square and Mechanics' Row Historic District is located in the United States
Maysville
Kentucky
38°38′50″N 83°45′59″W / 38.64732°N 83.7663°W / 38.64732; -83.7663
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Maysville, Kentucky
Mason County, Kentucky

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