Southeast

Frankfort

Franklin County, KY

Population

28,460

Walk Score

69 · Somewhat Walkable

Median rent

$889

Median home value

$157,300

Established

1786

On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Arrowhead · listed 1989
  • Central Frankfort Historic District · listed 2009
  • Corner in Celebrities Historic District · listed 1971
  • Frankfort Barracks District · listed 1975
  • Frankfort Commercial Historic District · listed 1979
  • Old Statehouse Historic District · listed 1980
  • South Frankfort Neighborhood Historic District · listed 1982
  • South Frankfort Neighborhood Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 2013
  • Stewart Home School · listed 1976
  • Labrot & Graham Distillery · listed 1995
  • Old Taylor Distillery · listed 2017

Notable landmarks

  • Allen, Col. R. T. P., House · listed 1979
  • Archeological Site 15 Fr 34 · listed 1978
  • Archeological Site 15 FR 368 · listed 1985
  • Archeological Site 15 FR 368 (Boundary Increase) · listed 1996
  • Baltimore Petit Truss Bridge, No. MP 37-421-B66
  • Beeches · listed 1979
  • Berry, George F., House · listed 2002
  • Blanton-Crutcher Farm · listed 1975
  • Brown-Henry House · listed 2014
  • Capital Plaza Hotel · listed 2024
  • Chapel on the Forks · listed 2020
  • Colored Soldiers Monument in Frankfort · listed 1997
  • Confederate Monument in Frankfort · listed 1997
  • Dills Site · listed 1978
  • Frankfort Cemetery and Chapel · listed 1974
  • Frankfort Greenhouses · listed 1997
  • Frankfort Storage Building-Armory · listed 2002
  • George T. Stagg Distillery · listed 2001
  • Giltner-Holt House · listed 1978
  • Glen Willis · listed 1972
  • Gooch House · listed 1980
  • Green Hill Cemetery · listed 2024
  • Green Hill Missionary Baptist Church · listed 2024
  • Hume, E. E., Hall · listed 1983
  • Jackson Hall, Kentucky State University · listed 1973
  • …and 21 more

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