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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 Central Frankfort Historic District in Frankfort, Kentucky was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. [1] The district includes 401 resources (buildings, structures, objects, sites) on 126 acres (51 ha). [2] It is roughly bounded by East and West 2nd St., Logan St., the Kentucky River, High St., and Mero St. [1] [2]
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 .
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]
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 ...
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]