National Register of Historic Places - Kentucky (KY), Franklin County

Franklin County Kentucky (Page 2) has 13 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 7 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Stagg, George T., Distillery, Risk Brothers Site, Scotland, Stewart Home School and Switzer Covered Bridge.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Woodland dating back to 1000 BC.

Many famous people are associated with these Franklin County historic places including Albert Bacon Blanton, Robert Wilmot Scott, John Smith, Robert Todd, Andrew Trumbo and Governor Beckham.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Franklin County places including Albert Bacon Blanton, Leo L. Oberwarth, Frank Lloyd Wright, George Hockensmith, Robert Wilmot Scott, Frank Mills Andrews and Spencer W. Cryer. Prominent architectural styles found in Franklin Country are Greek Revival, Italianate and Colonial Revival.

Risk Brothers Site (added 1978 - - #78001329)

Also known as Archaeological Site 15 Fr 49

Address Restricted , Frankfort

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Woodland

Period of Significance:

1499-1000 AD, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields

Scotland (added 1976 - - #76000883)

Also known as Scott-Mason-Taylor House

5 mi. E of Frankfort on Versailles Rd. , Frankfort

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Scott,Robert Wilmot

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Scott,Robert Wilmot,et al.

Significant Year:

1845, 1847

Area of Significance:

Law, Education, Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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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

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South Frankfort Neighborhood Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2013 - - #13000557)

Roughly bounded by US 60, Taylor Ave., Kentucky R. & Tanglewood Subdivision, Frankfort

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Andrews, Frank Mills, Cryer, Spencer W.

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Stagg, George T., Distillery (added 2001 - - #01000450)

Also known as Ancient Age Distillery, Buffalo Trace Distillery

1001 Wilkinson Blvd. , Frankfort

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Blanton, Albert Bacon, Oberwarth, Leo L.

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Colonial Revival

Historic Person:

Blanton, Albert Bacon

Significant Year:

1930, 1920

Area of Significance:

Social History, Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Clubhouse, Energy Facility, Manufacturing Facility, Park, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Water Works

Current Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Social

Current Sub-function:

Clubhouse, Energy Facility, Manufacturing Facility, Park, Secondary Structure, Water Works

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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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Switzer Covered Bridge (added 1974 - - #74000875)

Off Rocky Branch Rd., over North Elkhorn Creek , Switzer

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hockensmith,George

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Engineering

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

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Todd, Robert, Summer Home (added 1983 - - #83002776)

U.S. 421 , Frankfort

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Federal

Historic Person:

Todd, Robert

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Trumbo, Andrew, Log House (added 1977 - - #77000618)

Also known as Green Point Farm

E of Frankfort on Glenns Creek Rd. , Frankfort

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Historic Person:

Trumbo,Andrew,et al.

Significant Year:

1810

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Valley Farm Ruins (added 1975 - - #75000759)

Also known as Marshall-Smith-Scott Place

Address Restricted , Frankfort

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Historic Significance:

Person, Information Potential

Historic Person:

Smith,John

Significant Year:

1784, 1810

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Exploration/Settlement, Politics/Government, Architecture

Cultural Affiliation:

American

Period of Significance:

1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Landscape, Vacant/Not In Use

Weehawken (added 2007 - - #07000283)

Also known as FR-233, Trabue--Hoege House

1 Weehawken Ln. , Jett

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Oberwarth, Leo L.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Zeigler, Rev. Jesse R., House (added 1976 - - #76000885)

Also known as The Frank Lloyd Wright House

509 Shelby St. , Frankfort

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wright,Frank Lloyd

Architectural Style:

Prairie School

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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