Old Statehouse Historic District (Frankfort, Kentucky) Explained

Old Statehouse Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly bounded by Broadway, Blanton, St. Clair, Ann and High Sts., Frankfort, Kentucky
Coordinates:38.2003°N -84.8767°W
Built:1796
Architect:Multiple
Architecture:Greek Revival, Federal, Gothic Revival, Italianate
Added:June 19, 1980
Area:27acres
Refnum:80001529

The Old Statehouse Historic District is an area in downtown Frankfort, Kentucky near the old State Capitol and the Old Governors Mansion. The area is bounded by Broadway Street, Blanton Street, St. Clair Street, Ann Street and High Street and contains 74 historic buildings. The historic district was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

The district "represents an old, stable, and diversified middle-class neighborhood whose residents have serviced the government and the city throughout its existence."[1]

The district includes:

The district was entirely included and subsumed in the Central Frankfort Historic District, which was created in 2009. The larger district's nomination included additional information regarding the Old Statehouse Historic District's area.

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  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=80001529}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Statehouse Historic District ]. National Park Service. Charlotte Schneider . Martha Eubbard . Walter Langsam . William Broberg . Carolyn Torma . Calvin P. Jones . August 1977 . February 25, 2018. With .