Frankfort Commercial Historic District (Frankfort, Kentucky) Explained

The Frankfort Commercial Historic District in Frankfort, Kentucky is a 24acres historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It included 86 contributing buildings and one contributing structure.^[1]

Included in the district are buildings on both sides of the Kentucky River. These include:

• Old State Capitol, designed by Gideon Shryock^[1]
• Frankfort City Hall^[1]
• Franklin County Courthouse, St. Clair Street, designed by Gideon Shryock^[1]
• Hampton-Williams House (1845), 101 West Main Street, built of stone in a pattern like Flemish bond brickwork^[1]
• Duvall Building, 221-223 St. Clair Street, Italianate-styled
• Oddfellows Lodge (1871), 315 Saint Clair Street^{[2] [1]}
• Old Farmers Bank (c.1851), 216 West Main Street, attributed to Isaiah Rogers, in Renaissance Revival style^[1]
• Old State National Bank, 200 West Main Street, Beaux-Arts^[1]

• Masonic Lodge (1893), 308 Ann Street, stone, designed by Clarke and Loomis in Romanesque style^[1]
• D.C. Crutcher Building, 202-204 West Main Street, designed by Clarke and Loomis in Romanesque style^[1]
• Singing Bridge

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=79000986}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Frankfort Commercial Historic District ]. National Park Service. Lee Walker and Kenneth Gibbs . December 1978 . June 10, 2017. With .
2. Web site: Odd Fellows Lodge 177th birthday brings hope to historic order. The State Journal. 7 June 2017. March 23, 2017.