Princeton Tourist Welcome Center
in Historic Downtown Business District |
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| Princeton Tourist Welcome Center Phase I |
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The Princeton Tourist Welcome Center, located at 201 E. Main St., is available for public and private use for such things as receptions, parties, family reunions and public gathering.
The restored building, a former church, dates back to 1898, and offers a large community room with a stage, a small meeting room and a refreshment center including a refrigerator, sink and electrical outlets.
The building also has ample parking and is handicap accessible.
The restoration project was funded in partnership with the City of Princeton, Caldwell County Fiscal Court and the Kentucky Renaissance Program Major Revitalization Grant.
For those persons wanting to reserve the Center, Princeton City Hall has all the information.
The fee to rent the build is quite reasonable – all day is $75, all evening and the following day is $100. A $50 deposit goes toward the final bill.
The building is conveniently located in walking distance to other downtown points of interest, such as Adsmore Museum, Newsom’s Old Mill Store, antique stores, Big Springs Park, the Princeton Art Guild and Caldwell County Railroad Museum.
An addition to the building is home to Princeton's City Hall.
Persons interested in more information about the City of Princeton Tourist Welcome/Conference Center facilities may call city hall at 365-9575. |
| Downtown Princeton on the National Historic Register Headline |
The Princeton downtown commercial district was listed on the National Register of Historic Districts in 1988. The listing denotes buildings and sites in the area that possess historic and architectural significance. Forty buildings (constructed between 1817 and 1939) and one site of significance were identified.
The district retains a strong Victorian flavor that relates to the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Victorian flavor is tastefully seasoned with dashes of several architectural styles from early Federal, Classical, Revival, Italiante and more recently Art Deco.
Numerous buildings along with the streetscape display distinctive architectural details, among which are storefronts with ornate castiron columns and thresholds, intricate corbeled brick cornices and parapets, decorative metal fascias, corbeled brick pendants and more.
Historic Downtown Princeton’s tour starts at Adsmore. Persons can park on the Adsmore lot while taking the tour. Places on the tour include:
• Courthouse, built in 1939-40. The three-story structure features heads of U.S. presidents in high relief projecting from medallions at the attic level.
• Brick building at 115 West Court Sq.; 124-126 West Main; Garrett Building (201 W. Main); Capitol Theatre (203 W. Main); George Coon Library; Post Office; 123-125 West Main; 113 West Main; 111 W. Main (former First Bank location; fire destroyed the building in 1988, property donated to city by Mrs. Frederick Olszewska); 103-105 West Main; 102 E. Main (built as an Opera House); 114-116 E. Main; 122 E. Main (believed to have been the Eagle Tavern); Big Spring Park; 210 E. Main (former Globe Tavern); 115 East Main (Champion-Shepherdson Building, oldest building in downtown Princeton). |
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