Frankfort Commercial Historic District (Frankfort, Kentucky)

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]

Frankfort Commercial Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Location	Both sides of Kentucky River at Bridge St., Frankfort, Kentucky
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

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]

References

1. "National Register Information System – (#79000986)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. 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.
3. "Odd Fellows Lodge 177th birthday brings hope to historic order". The State Journal. March 23, 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.