Perryville Historic District

LocationRoughly bounded by Sheridan Ave., Wood, Jefferson and 5th Sts., Perryville, Kentucky

Coordinates37°38′58″N 84°57′04″W / 37.64944°N 84.95111°W / 37.64944; -84.95111

Area230 acres (0.93 km²)

NRHPreferenceNo.73000792^[1]

Perryville Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Cave and spring within the district.
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Location	Roughly bounded by Sheridan Ave., Wood, Jefferson and 5th Sts., Perryville, Kentucky
Coordinates	37°38′58″N 84°57′04″W / 37.64944°N 84.95111°W / 37.64944; -84.95111
Area	230 acres (0.93 km2)
NRHP reference No.	73000792[1]
Added to NRHP	October 25, 1973

Perryville Historic District is a 230-acre (0.93 km²) historic district in Perryville, Kentucky which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.^[1]

The district is roughly bounded by Sheridan Ave., Wood, Jefferson and 5th Streets. It included 55 contributing buildings, two contributing structures and four contributing sites.^[2]

It includes Elmwood Inn, which is the former Elmwood Academy from 1891 to 1923, built c.1850, served as a hospital in the Battle of Perryville.^{[note 1]}