Kentucky - Franklin County - Historic Districts
Franklin County Kentucky (Historic Districts) has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Corner in Celebrities Historic District, Central Frankfort Historic District, Frankfort Barracks District, Frankfort Commercial Historic District and Stewart Home School.

Several famous people are associated with these Franklin County historic places including John Marshall Harlan, Thomas Todd and Governor Beckham.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Franklin County places including Alexander Brawner and Harrison Blanton. Prominent architectural styles found in Franklin Country are Federal, Greek Revival and Italianate.

Arrowhead (added 1989 - - #89001597)
Also known as James Major House;Tom Jett Place;FR-234
US 60, 0.5 mi. S of Hanley Ln. , Frankfort
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Blanton,Harrison
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Restaurant, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Central Frankfort Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000570)
Bounded by East and West 2nd St., Logan St., the Kentucky River, High St., and Mero St. , Frankfort
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event
Architectural Style:
Federal, Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Thomas Todd, John Marshall Harlan
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Politics/Government, Community Planning And Development, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Local, Private, State
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Domestic, Government, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Capitol, Religious Structure, Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Domestic, Government, Religion, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Business, Courthouse, Religious Structure, Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Corner in Celebrities Historic District (added 1971 - - #71000343)
Also known as Old Downtown Frankfort
Roughly bounded by Kentucky River on S and W, St. Clair and Main Sts. , Frankfort
FloNight, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other, Greek Revival, Federal
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Military
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Frankfort Barracks District (added 1975 - - #75000758)
Also known as Civil War Barracks;Frankfort Military Post
Bounded by New, Shelby, and Coke Sts., and Woodland Ave. , Frankfort
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Brawner,Alexander
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Military
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Defense, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, Military Facility
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Frankfort Commercial Historic District (added 1979 - - #79000986)
Both sides of Kentucky River at Bridge St. , Frankfort
W.marsh, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1750-1799
Owner:
State, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Road-Related, Theater
Julian Farm (added 1988 - - #88000670)
Also known as FR-189
S side of US 60 , Bridgeport
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
18th-19th C. Rural American
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Irrigation Facility, Processing, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Irrigation Facility, Processing, Storage
Old Statehouse Historic District (added 1980 - - #80001529)
Also known as See Also:Old Statehouse;Old Governor's Mansion
Roughly bounded by Broadway, Blanton, St. Clair, Ann and High Sts. , Frankfort
Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other, Greek Revival, Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
State, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
South Frankfort Neighborhood Historic District (added 1982 - - #82002698)
Also known as See Also:71000345;73000804;72000532;75000758;76000885
Roughly bounded by US 60, Rockland Ct., and the Kentucky River , Frankfort
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other, Italianate, Queen Anne
Historic Person:
Beckham,Governor,et al.
Significant Year:
1833, 1925
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Current Function:
Domestic
Stewart Home School (added 1976 - - #76000884)
Also known as Kentucky Military Institute;Franklin Springs
5.5 mi. S of Frankfort on U.S. 127 , Frankfort
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture, Military, Health/Medicine, Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Educational Related Housing, Resort, School
Current Function:
Domestic, Health Care
Current Sub-function:
Institutional Housing
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