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Foster Hardware
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National Register of Historic Places

Foster Hardware

Also known as Terry Office Supply

On the National Register since 198937 years
Classical RevivalListed 1989Paintsville
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Foster Hardware

Foster Hardware, at Main and Court Sts., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 26, 1989. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Classical Revival, as it does for 148 other Kentucky listings. It was listed as part of Johnson County MRA. 12 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Kentucky, United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 3 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Main and Court Sts., Paintsville · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Foster HardwareStart here
  2. 2Rice, H. B., Insurance BuildingItalianate · next door
  3. 3First National Bank BuildingRomanesque Revival · next door
  4. 4Francis M. Stafford HouseVictorian · next door
  5. 5First Methodist ChurchGothic Revival · 0.2 mi on
Around it

13 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BPaintsville High SchoolClassical Revival0.1 miBPatterson HouseClassical Revival0.2 miBThomas Mayo HouseQueen Anne0.2 miBJudge Jim Turner HouseBungalow0.2 miBPaintsville Public LibraryClassical Revival0.2 miBMayo Methodist ChurchGothic Revival0.2 miBJohn C. C. Mayo Mansion and OfficeBuilding0.2 miBFirst Baptist ChurchGothic Revival0.2 miBByrd and Leona Webb HouseClassical Revival0.3 miBWebb HouseClassical Revival0.3 miBTobe Wiley HouseClassical Revival0.3 miBPaintsville City HallVernacular0.3 miBArcher HouseClassical Revival0.4 mi
More like it

Classical Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Classical Revival.

Patterson House0.2 mi away
Paintsville Public Library0.2 mi away
Byrd and Leona Webb House0.3 mi away
Webb House0.3 mi away

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Questions about Foster Hardware

Is Foster Hardware on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 26, 1989 (Register number 88003156).

Is Foster Hardware a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Kentucky has 30 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Middle Creek Battlefield, 11.1 miles away.

Can you visit Foster Hardware?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Foster Hardware?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 3 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 123847596 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.