- Midway Historic District (Midway, Kentucky)
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Midway Historic District
East sideLocation: Midway, Kentucky Architect: Lacefield,R.W.; Et al. Architectural style: Greek Revival, Gothic, Italianate Governing body: Local NRHP Reference#: 78001415
[1]Added to NRHP: November 17, 1978 
West side of historic district
The Midway Historic District of Midway, Kentucky, was designated by the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district on November 17, 1978. In 2003, faced with a declining downtown, a major streetscape renovation project began as part of the Kentucky Main Street Program.
Midway was the first town built by a railroad company in Kentucky, established by the Lexington and Ohio Railroad, whose goal was to connect Lexington, Kentucky to the Ohio River, bypassing Louisville.[2] The L&O were building a line between Frankfort, Kentucky and Lexington, starting in 1831, with the first train arriving at the "midway" point in 1833, on a farm owned by John Francisco. On January 31, 1835, the L&O bought the farm from Francisco for $6,491.25, and had their civil engineer, R. C. Hewitt, plat out the town. It was named Midway due to being equally distant from Frankfort and Lexington. Many of the town's streets were named for individuals that worked for the L&O. The state of Kentucky incorporated the town in 1846.[3][4]
Although upgraded with newer technology, the path of the original railroad line through the town is still in use by the railroad, bisecting the business district.
On July 15, 1862, John Hunt Morgan stopped here to misdirect Union forces back to Frankfort, instead of pursuing him.
The Porterhouse steak was originated in Midway, at the still-standing Porter House.[4]
A museum is temporarily in a former saloon that now hosts a store for local merchandise, especially historical book regarding Kentucky.[5]
The Second Christian Church is believed to be the oldest black congregation in Kentucky.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Kleber, John E. Kentucky Encyclopedia. (University Press of Kentucky, 1994). pg.551.
- ^ Kentucky Historical marker 1580
- ^ a b Midway, Kentucky
- ^ Home
- ^ Savage, Beth. African American Historic Places p.253
External links
Places Ben Johnson House · John Hunt Morgan Memorial · Ohio Penitentiary · Hunt-Morgan House · Alice Dean · Corydon Historic District · Stream Cliff Farm · John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail · Battle of Tebb's Bend Monument · Midway Historic DistrictBattles/Raids History of Railroads in Kentucky Companies Frankfort and Cincinnati Railroad · Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Individuals Museums Big South Fork Scenic Railway · Bluegrass Railroad and Museum · Elkhorn City Railroad Museum · The Historic Railpark and Train Museum · Kentucky Railway Museum · Railway Museum of Greater Cincinnati
Stations Ashland Coal and Iron Railroad Office · Ashland Coal and Iron Railroad Store · Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Passenger and Baggage Depots · Henderson, Louisville and Nashville Railroad Depot · Hopkinsville L & N Railroad Depot · Illinois Central Railroad Station and Freight Depot · Louisville and Nashville Railroad Depot · Louisville and Nashville Railroad Passenger Depot · Louisville, Henderson, and St. Louis Railroad Depot · Old L & N Station · Paris Railroad Depot · Shelbyville L & N Railroad Depot · Stanford L&N Railroad Depot · Union Station (Louisville) · Union Station (Owensboro)
Vehicles Frankfort and Cincinnati Model 55 Rail Car · L & N Steam Locomotive No. 152 · Louisville and Nashville Combine Car Number 665 · Mt. Broderick Pullman Car
Other Barren River L & N Railroad Bridge · Big Four Bridge · Cincinnati Southern Railroad Culvert--CSRR · High Bridge of Kentucky · Lexington Extension of the Louisville Southern Railroad · Louisville and Nashville Railroad Office Building · Mitchellsburg Louisville and Nashville Railroad Culvert · Russell Railroad YMCA · Tank Pond Railroad Underpass
Categories:- Historic districts in Kentucky
- National Register of Historic Places in Woodford County, Kentucky
- Geography of Woodford County, Kentucky
- National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky
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