Franklin County, Kentucky

Founding: May 10, 1795
Parent counties: Mercer, Shelby, and Woodford

Namesake: Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), Founding Father
Seat: Frankfort (1795–)

Land area: 208 square miles

Population (2010): 49,285

Population (historic): 5,078 (1800); 9,420 (1840); 15,300 (1870); 20,852 (1900); 21,064 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1820; 1840s; 1860–1890; 1920–1980

Subdivisions: One city

National Register listings: 55

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,150 (9.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 39.7%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 18.4%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,139
Average outbuilding value (1930): $724
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.1 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,880
Average farm size (1920): 53.6 acres
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Frankfort

Namesake: Unknown—possibly Frankfurt, Germany

Founding: 1786 (platting); 1794 (post office)

Population (2010): 25,527

Population (historic): 628 (1800); 1,917 (1840); 5,396 (1870); 9,487 (1900); 11,626 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1820; 1830–1910; 1920s; 1950–1980
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,532 (11.2%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Abandoned Farm (c. 1870). Bedford Road, northwest of South Elkhorn Creek. Italianate.
2. *Blanton–Crutcher Farm (1796/1880s). 690 Duncan Road. Italianate.
3. Benoni Macklin House (c. 1870). 60 Foxley Lane. Italianate.
4. Farm (c. 1855). 5715 Georgetown Road. Greek Revival/Italianate.
5. House (c. 1845). 7576 Georgetown Road. Greek Revival.
6. *Henry Giltner Farm (1859). 335 Holt Lane. Gothic Revival/Greek Revival.
7. *George Berry Estate (1900). 700 Louisville Road. Georgian Revival.
8. *Arrowhead / James Major Farm (1821). 1335 Versailles Road. Federal.
9. *Scotland / Robert Scott Farm (1845–1847). 2080 Versailles Road. Greek Revival.
10. *Weehawken / Trabue–Hoge House (c. 1860/1910). 1 Weehawken Lane. Italianate/Classical Revival.
11. *Glen Willis / Lee–Murray House (1815/1870s). 900 Wilkinson Boulevard. Italianate.
12. *The Beeches / Harrison Blanton House (c. 1800/1818). 1014 Wilkinson Boulevard. Federal.

1. *Gooch House (c. 1895). 104 2nd Street. Frankfort. Queen Anne.
2. *Old Kentucky State Capitol (1827–1837). 300 West Broadway Street. Frankfort. Greek Revival.
3. *Kentucky State Capitol (1905–1909). 700 Capital Avenue. Frankfort. Classical Revival.
4. *Kentucky Governor's Mansion (1912–1914). 704 Capital Avenue. Frankfort. Classical Revival.
5. *Kentucky State Arsenal (1850). 125 East Main Street. Frankfort. Gothic Revival.
6. *Point Breeze / Sayre House (1871). 219 Riverview Street. Frankfort. Italianate.
7. *Charles Morehead House (1833). 217 Shelby Street. Frankfort. Federal.
8. *Jesse Zeigler House (1909). 509 Shelby Street. Frankfort. Prairie.
9. *Old U.S. Courthouse (1883–1887). 305 Wapping Street. Frankfort. Chateauesque.
10. *Liberty Hall / John Brown House (1796–1800). 218 Wilkinson Street. Frankfort. Federal.