Malls · Kentucky
Lincoln Mall (Owensboro)
Reinhabited in 1994. · from the fields below
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Place
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)
This site: 5/6 openstreetmap · all sites with thisGrocery within 800 m
This site: 2 stores openstreetmap · all sites with thisHigh earthquake risk
This site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with thisHigh heat wave risk
This site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with thisHigh inland flooding risk
This site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with thisHigh natural hazard risk (FEMA NRI)
This site: Relatively High; tornado, inland flooding, heat wave, earthquake, strong wind, winter weather, ice storm fema-nri · all sites with thisHigh tornado risk
This site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with thisLower-income tract (< $50k)
This site: $41,824 census-acs · all sites with thisRenter-majority tract
This site: 52% census-acs · all sites with thisTract income flat or down since 2013
This site: +6% census-acs · all sites with thisStrategy
Reinhabited
This site: Reinhabitation: religious record · all sites with thisFrom the authors' map
KY, Owensboro: Lincoln Mall/Owensboro Christian Church, 1994
• Reinhabitation: religious
Now
| Status | Retrofit builtderived from authors' map (retrofit year present) |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Reinhabitedauthors' map |
| What is there now | Reinhabitation: religiousauthors' map |
| Retrofit year | 1994authors' map |
Site context
| FEMA flood zone | X · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL |
|---|---|
| EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m | 4: BLACK & SILVER GROUP, LLC; HARSH DITCH PHASE 2; HARSH DITCH PHASE 2A; STEVE CASTLEN RESIDENCEEPA FRS |
| Census tract 21059000900 | 5,343 people, 2,296 per sq mi; median household income $41,824; median gross rent $1,007; 52% renters; 4.2% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year |
| Walkability (EPA, block group) | index 9.5 of 20; 66 intersections per sq mi; no transit stop within the EPA search radius; land-use mix 0.62; 20,295 jobs within 45 min by car; 5% of households without a carEPA Smart Location |
| Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m) | 5 of 6 daily needs: 2 grocers, 0 schools, 4 parks or playgrounds, 1 health, 1 civic, 2 food and drink; 3 cycleway segments, 5 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap |
| Opportunity Zone | noHUD |
| Housing permits, Daviess County (KY), 2024 | 6 units in 5+ unit buildings, 22 in 2–4, 198 single-family; 2023: 97 in 5+Census BPS |
| Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract) | overall percentile 0.60; socioeconomic 0.54; housing and transport 0.56; 24% below 150% of poverty; 4% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR |
| Other atlas sites nearby | 1 within 10 km, 1 within 25 km: Towne Square Mall (3.8 km)computed |
| Overture Maps | no place match; building footprint 18,725 m², 5.1916327476501465 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0) |
| Tract change 2013–2023 | population +14% (4,706 → 5,343); median income +6% ($39,269 → $41,824); renters 44% → 52%; median home value +98% ($97,000 → $192,400)Census ACS 5-year |
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract) | relatively high overall (score 89.5); expected annual loss $4.0M; high: tornado, inland flooding, heat wave, earthquake, strong wind, winter weather, ice storm; community resilience relatively highFEMA NRI |
| Tax-credit housing within 1 km | noneHUD LIHTC |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 396 establishments (-4%); 5,328 jobs (-8%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $219,193 (+4% 1 yr, +31% 5 yr); typical rent $1,252/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| House price index, tract, 2025 | 327 (2000 = 100); +3.8% 1 yr, +43% 5 yr, +78% 10 yrFHFA |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 14,346 vehicles a day on NEW HARTFORD RD (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 1,497 trucks; 19 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
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Elsewhere on the web
Retail history: Lincoln Mall on DeadMalls.com photos, field notes and visitor memories since 2000; matched by name and city; nothing copied here
Pages with photos
- Kentucky Travels: Lincoln Mall- Owensboro kentuckytravels.blogspot.com
- Lincoln Mall (Matteson) | Flickr flickr.com
- Lincoln Mall Owensboro Kentucky 2012 youtube.com
- Lincoln Mall - a photo on Flickriver flickriver.com
- Lincolnmall Mall Projects :: Photos, videos, logos, illustr… behance.net
- Memories flood back 50 years after Lincoln Mall opening chicagotribune.com
- Lincoln Mall Stores _ Centre Commercial Lincoln Road Mall … beta-cygni.org
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Multifamily screen
- retrofit already built
- county grew 3.3% 2018–23
Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.
History and original facts
| Now called / also known as | Owensboro Christian Church |
|---|---|
| County | Daviess County |
| Census division | 6 · East South Central |
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Timeline
- 1994 Retrofit: reinhabit
Sources
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