Frankfort Commercial Historic District (Frankfort, Indiana) Explained

Frankfort Commercial Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly bounded by Walnut, Columbia, Morrison Sts. and Prairie Creek, Frankfort, Indiana
Coordinates:40.2817°N -86.5117°W
Architecture:Italianate, Romanesque, Classical Revival
Added:August 14, 1998
Refnum:98001055

Frankfort Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana. The district encompasses 57 contributing buildings and 6 contributing structures in the central business district of Frankfort. The district developed between about 1870 and 1947, and includes notable examples of Italianate, Romanesque Revival, and Classical Revival style architecture. Located at the center of the district is the separately listed Clinton County Courthouse. Other notable buildings include the Harker Building (1890), Frankfort Municipal Building (1916), Coca-Cola building (mid-1920s), Ross Building (1897), Keys Building (1899), and K. F. & W Traction Station (early 1920s).[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2015-08-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Frankfort Commercial Historic District . 2015-09-01. unknown . PDF. n.d.. and Accompanying photographs.