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Franklin Downtown Commercial District
Historic district in Kentucky, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Franklin Downtown Commercial District, in Franklin, Kentucky, is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The listing was expanded later in the same year.[1]
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Franklin Downtown Commercial District | |
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Location | Roughly Main and College Sts. between Washington and Madison Sts. (original); also 200 S. Main and 207 S. College Sts. (increase) Franklin, Kentucky |
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Coordinates | 36°43′22″N 86°34′43″W |
Area | 15 acres (6.1 ha) (original) 1 acre (0.40 ha) (increase) |
Built | 1822 |
Architectural style | Mixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods) |
NRHP reference No. | 83002873[1] (original) 83002874 (increase) |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | February 17, 1983 |
Boundary increase | August 18, 1983 |
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The original listing included 50 contributing buildings, including the Simpson County Courthouse which was already separately listed on the National Register.[2]
The increase added four contributing buildings:
- the Dr. J.C. Douglas House (c.1850-1875), an Italianate I-house built with common bond brick
- the Southern Kentucky Sanatorium (c.1900) and Annex (1912), post-Victorian structures, and
- the Grainger Apartments (1927), a Georgian Revival structure.[3]