The Shelbyville Historic
District Commission’s office is now at 627 Main
Street. Our office is located in the newly restored
1872 Italianate Presbyterian Manse Building. The
building is now known as the Shelbyville
Welcome/Heritage Center. We are located next to the
newly landscaped parking area which ties into the
Presbyterian Church parking lot on Washington
Street. This new green space provides more parking
for our downtown merchants, and has various
plantings, walkways, benches, and period lighting.
This space will be utilized to expand the space for
our many downtown festivals and art shows.
The City of Shelbyville
restored this building using a Renaissance Kentucky
Grant, a Transportation Enhancement Grant and a CDBG
Grant for handicapped accessible facilities. This
building also houses the Shelby County Historical
Society office and Museum. The current exhibit is
on early Shelby County History and our County’s
Lewis and Clark connections. The next exhibit will
open in September 2008 and will focus on businesses
in Shelby County from 1870 to present. Museum hours
are Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00
p.m.
The Historic District welcomes
a new addition to our Main Street/Washington
Street/Henry Clay Street Corridor. Bland Avenue, 8th
Street from Henry Clay to its end and 10th
Street from Henry Clay to Bland were voted into the
district by the City Council in October 2007.
Historic District Guidebooks
and a pamphlet entitled: “Frequently Asked
Questions about Historic Restoration in Shelbyville,
Kentucky” are available at our office. Walking tour
brochures of our city are also available, as well as
brochures from many of our downtown businesses.
Our office provides help with
grant information, federal and state historic tax
credits, genealogy, historical research questions,
and building information for those interested in
their properties. We also have a library to share
with the public on architecture, restoration, and
preservation.
The Shelbyville Historic
District Commission must review all exterior changes
in property with the district boundaries. If
changes are to be made, you must first obtain a
Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) from our
office. You may download the form on this site.
Please check the Guidebook for what qualifies as
change.
For more information, please
contact: Gail Reed at (502) 844-2277, Fax number:
(502) 647-0051 or e-mail:
gail@shelbyvillekentucky.com
Click here for the map of the Historic District
Boundaries
