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Athens, Kentucky
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Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
Counties | Fayette |
Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Athens, Kentucky, United States, is a small unincorporated village in the rural services area of Lexington- Fayette Urban County to the east of Interstate 75. First settled in 1786 as the community of Cross Plains,[1] the town was chartered as Athens in 1826[2] and had its own post office from that time until 1906.[3] The current commercial center was reduced to its present size by a series of fires in the mid-19th century.[1]
Like several other communities, the local pronunciation of its name uses a long vowel in the first syllable, making it /ˈeɪθənz/ ay-thənz. The common english pronunciation of this name, which is most notably used for the Greek capital, uses a short "a".
Athens Historic District
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Location: | SE Fayette County, Kentucky |
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Architectural style: | Italianate, Greek Revival, Late Victorian |
Governing body: | Private |
NRHP Reference#: | 79000971 |
Added to NRHP: | 1979 |
The Athens Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 for its Italianate, Greek Revival, and Late Victorian architecture.[4]
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