Franklin County, Kentucky

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

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

Land area: 208 square miles

Population (2020): 51,541

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

Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1820; 1830–1890; 1900s; 1920–2020

Subdivisions: One city

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,150 (9.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 39.7%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 18.4%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 14.8%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 14%
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 a corruption of "Frank's Ford"

Founding: 1786 (platting); 1794 (post office); 1835 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 28,602

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

Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1910; 1920s; 1940–2000; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,532 (11.2%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Redstone Hall / Madison–Scott Farm (c. 1870). Bedford Road, northwest of South Elkhorn Creek. Italianate.
2. Maryland Farm / Blanton–Crutcher Farm (1796/1880s). 690 Duncan Road. Italianate.
3. Benoni Macklin House (c. 1870). 60 Foxley Lane. Italianate.
4. Belair / Cadwallader Lewis Farm (c. 1855). 5715 Georgetown Road. Greek Revival/Italianate.
5. Devon Downs / Benjamin Wilson House (c. 1845). 7576 Georgetown Road. Greek Revival.
6. Henry Giltner Farm (1859). 335 Holt Lane. Gothic Revival/Greek Revival.
7. Berry Hill / 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.

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