London in Laurel County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Poynter Building

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 16, 2014

1. Poynter Building Marker

Inscription. Poynter Building-built 1910 W.H. Poynter, restored 1984 Warren N. Scoville has been entered in the National Register of Historical Places by the United States Department of the Interior, August 8, 1985.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.

Location. 37° 7.722′ N, 84° 5.016′ W. Marker is in London, Kentucky, in Laurel County. It is on South Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: London KY 40741, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kentucky and in the Cumberland Plateau.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Battle of London (a few steps from this marker);

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Laurel County Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); This Clock (within shouting distance of this marker); Wilderness Road/Boone Trace (within shouting distance of this marker); Laurel County Veterans Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Federal Building (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Laurel Seminary (approx. ¼ mile away); The Wilderness Road (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in London.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 16, 2014

2. Poynter Building Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 16, 2014

3. Poynter Building Marker

Poynter Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, May 24, 2015

4. Poynter Building

At west corner of intersection of Main Street and 5th Street

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 776 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 25, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 4. submitted on June 16, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.