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939: 69: 48: 94: 360:, and all but one of them were added to the Register in 1983 and 1984. By that time, just six pre-1937 commercial buildings in the downtown were still in existence, including Ginn's Furniture Store. Accordingly, it was one of the buildings listed on the National Register in 1983, due largely to its place as a rare survivor among the earlier buildings in Milton's floodplain zone. Moreover, it was deemed to be the area's most significant building from an architectural point of view — not just downtown, but citywide. 950: 101: 76: 271:
shops, a hotel, and several grocery stores. After the Civil War, economic growth was handicapped: the rise of rail transportation led to a decline in river traffic, and combined with the absence of a railroad in Trimble County, this led to economic weakness, including the closure of a Milton
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style that was popular before the Civil War. Unlike in previous decades, this period's new buildings often employed various small decorations, many of which were prefabricated; Ginn's Furniture is typical of this style, featuring small elements such as ornamentation on the windows and a
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Despite their economic hardships, Milton residents erected a surprising number of new buildings during the late nineteenth century. Their new construction was typically
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In the early 1980s, Kentucky Heritage Council officials travelled throughout Trimble County to conduct a survey of its older buildings for
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since 1929. By the middle of the 19th century, Milton's prosperity was evident in its business community, which included a factory, two
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four years later. River commerce was always an important part of the local economy: across the river from Milton is the city of
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near each end. Inside, the most impressive element is a pressed tin ceiling, which is original to the building.
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Ginn's Furniture was erected on an unknown date in the last quarter of the 19th century. Built of brick on a
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National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Historic Resources of Trimble County, Kentucky
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National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ginn's Furniture Store
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wide and features many large windows on both stories situated between limestone
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Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky
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List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places
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purposes. As a result of the survey, thirty-three buildings and one
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National Register of Historic Places in Trimble County, Kentucky
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

flood markers
Ginn's Furniture Store is located in Kentucky
Ginn's Furniture Store is located in the United States
Milton
Kentucky
38°43′28.6″N 85°22′10″W / 38.724611°N 85.36944°W / 38.724611; -85.36944
MPS
Trimble County MRA
83002881
commercial building
Milton
Kentucky
United States
Trimble County
Ohio River
Virginia
incorporated
Madison
Indiana
Milton-Madison Bridge
blacksmith
distillery
vernacular
Greek Revival
cornice
brackets
foundation
limestone

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