Milliken Building
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Milliken Building
| nrhp_type =
| image = Milliken Building.jpg
| caption = Photographed in 2014
| location= 1039 College St., Bowling Green, Kentucky
|coordinates = {{coord|36|59|40|N|86|26|40|W|name=Milliken Building|region:US_type:landmark}} | locmapin = Kentucky#USA
| built = 1963
| architect= Edwin A. Keeble
|builder=Clarence Shaub
| architecture = International Style
| added = February 3, 2010
| area = {{convert|0.5|acre|ha}}
| refnum = 09001313{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
}}
The Milliken Building, located at 1039 College St. in Bowling Green, Kentucky, was completed in 1963. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.
It is an International Style building designed by Edwin A. Keeble. It is designated WA-B-127.
It is a four-story building.{{cite news|url=http://www.bgdailynews.com/milliken-building-one-of-bg-s-first-high-rise-structures/article_1e516b84-72f7-51eb-99bf-80c29b7b234b.html |title=Milliken Building one of BG's first high-rise structures |publisher=Bowling Green Daily News |date=2003}}{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyindependent.com/news/building-in-south-central-ky-deemed-exceptional/article_5e2a9815-5d2b-5364-8890-43f6e5fb959b.html |title=Building in south-central Ky. deemed exceptional |date=February 12, 2010 |publisher=Associated Press}}
It was listed for its design not its age.{{cite news|url=http://www.bgdailynews.com/news/milliken-building-named-to-national-historic-register/article_66a302d9-0e28-5a80-85f3-16f3483db03d.html |title=Milliken Building named to national historic register / Structure awarded status based on design, not age |author=Robyn L. Minor|publisher=Bowling Green Daily News |date=February 10, 2010}}
Its style might better be termed Contemporary rather than International, in part due to its use of brick, according to one source focused upon the Modern Automotive District.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=06000809}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Modern Automotive District /WA-B-720, WA-B-451, WA-B-721 |publisher=National Park Service|author=Robin Zeigler |date=February 2006 |accessdate=February 19, 2018}} With {{NRHP url|id=06000809|photos=y|title=47 photos, most or all from 2005-2006}}.
It was built by Clarence Shaub, a construction contractor.{{Cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/tennessean/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=122812023|title = Clarence Gordon Shaub Obituary (2009) the Tennessean|website = Legacy.com}}
References
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Further reading
- National Register of Historic Places registration form, authored by architect Brian Clements
{{National Register of Historic Places}}
Category:International style architecture in Kentucky
Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1963
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Bowling Green, Kentucky
Category:1963 establishments in Kentucky
Category:Office buildings in Kentucky
Category:Office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places
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