Old State Capitol - Frankfort, Kentucky - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

This third capitol of the Commonwealth of Kentucky located in Frankfort, Kentucky.

According to Clio, "Frankfort was selected as the location for the capital of the new state of Kentucky in 1793. Kentucky's Old State House is the third permanent capitol erected on Frankfort's old public square. On January 12, 1827, the legislature voted to build a new state house as two previous structures on this site had burned. The first structure was destroyed in 1813 and the second in 1824. Constructed between 1827 and 1830, the Old State House was the first major work of Kentucky’s first native trained architect, Gideon Shryock. Through its history, the structure witnessed debates on Kentucky’s loyalty’s during the Civil War, the assassination of a Governor, and the ratification of Kentucky’s current Constitution".

Source: Clio

Today, it is a museum, restored to the way it looked in the early 1850s.

Street address: 300 W Broadway St Frankfort, Kentucky USA 40601 County / Borough / Parish: Franklin Year listed: 1973 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Politics/Government/Architecture Periods of significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824 Historic function: Government Current function: Government Privately owned?: no Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2018 To: 12/31/2018 Hours of operation: From: 10:30 AM To: 4:00 PM Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Secondary Website 2: [Web Link] National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   07/20/2018 Sneakin Deacon visited it