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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:
Kentucky State University (KSU, and KYSU) is a public historically black land-grant university in Frankfort, Kentucky. Founded in 1886 as the State Normal School for Colored Persons , and becoming a land-grant college in 1890, KSU is the second-oldest state-supported institution of higher learning in Kentucky. [ 1 ]
Location of Franklin County in Kentucky. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Franklin County, Kentucky. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Franklin County, Kentucky, United States. The locations of National Register properties ...
the Old State Capitol (1827–30), "a hexastyle structure built of local stone" designed by Gideon Shryock, separately listed on the National Register in 1971; St. John's A.M.E. Church First Baptist Church (1904), Clinton St., whose congregation was formed of black members in 1833 out of what is now the First Baptist Church on St. Clair .
The Capital Plaza Office Tower was a 338-foot tall, 28-story office skyscraper located at 500 Mero Street in Frankfort, Kentucky. It was the tallest building in Frankfort and the 11th tallest building in the state of Kentucky. [1] [2] [3]
Frankfort is the capital of the U.S. state of Kentucky and the seat of Franklin County. [5] It is a home rule-class city. [6] The population was 28,602 at the 2020 census, making it the thirteenth-most populous city in Kentucky. [7]
First surveyed in 1773, Leestown was established in 1775 by Hancock Lee and Willis Lee; it was the first Anglo-American settlement on the north side of the Kentucky River. The settlement was recognized by the Virginia legislature in 1776, temporarily abandoned in 1777 due to attacks by Native Americans aligned with the British during the ...
Residents of Clarkson in Grayson County celebrate their city's ties to the honey industry by celebrating the Clarkson Honeyfest. [24] The Clarkson Honeyfest is held the last Thursday, Friday and Saturday in September, and is the "Official State Honey Festival of Kentucky." The state is famous for quilts. The National Quilt Museum is in Paducah ...