Frankfort Commercial Historic District (Frankfort, Kentucky)
Frankfort Commercial Historic District | |
 Hiram Lodge No. 4 (Masonic Lodge) | |
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| Location | Both sides of Kentucky River at Bridge St., Frankfort, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates | 38°11′52″N 84°52′35″W / 38.19788°N 84.87635°W |
| Area | 24 acres (9.7 ha) |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements |
| NRHP reference No. | 79000986[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 10, 1979 |
The Frankfort Commercial Historic District in Frankfort, Kentucky is a 24 acres (9.7 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It included 86 contributing buildings and one contributing structure.[1][2]
Included in the district are buildings on both sides of the Kentucky River. These include:
- Old State Capitol, designed by Gideon Shryock[2]
- Frankfort City Hall[2]
- Franklin County Courthouse, St. Clair Street, designed by Gideon Shryock[2]
- Hampton-Williams House (1845), 101 West Main Street, built of stone in a pattern like Flemish bond brickwork[2]
- Duvall Building, 221-223 St. Clair Street, Italianate-styled
- Oddfellows Lodge (1871), 315 Saint Clair Street[3][2]
- Old Farmers Bank (c.1851), 216 West Main Street, attributed to Isaiah Rogers, in Renaissance Revival style[2]
- Old State National Bank, 200 West Main Street, Beaux-Arts[2]
- Masonic Lodge (1893), 308 Ann Street, stone, designed by Clarke and Loomis in Romanesque style[2]
- D.C. Crutcher Building, 202-204 West Main Street, designed by Clarke and Loomis in Romanesque style[2]
- Singing Bridge
References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#79000986)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Lee Walker and Kenneth Gibbs (December 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Frankfort Commercial Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved June 10, 2017. With 57 photos, with Odd Fellows Temple in photo #26.
- ^ "Odd Fellows Lodge 177th birthday brings hope to historic order". The State Journal. March 23, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
External links[edit]
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- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky
- Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements architecture
- Commercial buildings completed in 1786
- National Register of Historic Places in Frankfort, Kentucky
- Central Frankfort Historic District
- Lexington-Fayette–Richmond–Frankfort region, Kentucky Registered Historic Place stubs