National Historic Landmark · Bledsoe, Kentucky

Pine Mountain Settlement School

Added to the National Register in 1978, and a National Historic Landmark.

Pine Mountain Settlement School
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeHistoric district
AddressE of Bledsoe on KY 510, Bledsoe, KY
CountyHarlan County
ListedSep 6, 1978
Listed forEthnic heritage, Social history, Education
Level of significanceNational
Reference number78001337
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

AddressE of Bledsoe on KY 510, Bledsoe, KY
Coordinates36.9486° N, 83.1831° W · Directions ↗
A district listing covers the streets, not the doors. Walk it freely; the buildings inside are as private as they ever were.

Explore

Map

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Reference

Questions people ask

When was Pine Mountain Settlement School listed on the National Register?

Sep 6, 1978. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Where is Pine Mountain Settlement School?

E of Bledsoe on KY 510, Bledsoe, Harlan County, Kentucky.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Pine Mountain Settlement School?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 78001337. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.