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Frankfort in Franklin County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
 

The Kentucky State Capitol Building

 
 
The Kentucky State Capitol Building Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, March 20, 2022
1. The Kentucky State Capitol Building Marker
Inscription. Built 1904-1910

Has been placed on the

National Register Of Historic Places

By the United States Department of the Interior
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.
 
Location. 38° 11.216′ N, 84° 52.517′ W. Marker is in Frankfort, Kentucky, in Franklin County. It is on Capitol Avenue, in the median. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 700 Capital Ave, Frankfort KY 40601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Bluegrass Region. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Kentucky's Executive Mansion (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); This Is Kentucky's Floral Clock (about 400 feet away); Welcome To Kentucky
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(about 400 feet away); A Civil War Reprisal (about 400 feet away); The Freedom Tree (about 400 feet away); Gold Star Families Memorial Monument (about 500 feet away); Cherry Blossom Tree (about 500 feet away); Emma Guy Cromwell (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frankfort.
 
Also see . . .  Nomination to the National Park Service for NRHP. (Submitted on March 30, 2022.)
 
The Kentucky State Capitol Building Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, March 20, 2022
2. The Kentucky State Capitol Building Marker
The Kentucky State Capitol Building Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, March 20, 2022
3. The Kentucky State Capitol Building Marker
Another Kentucky State Capitol NRHP Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, March 20, 2022
4. Another Kentucky State Capitol NRHP Marker
Another Kentucky State Capitol NRHP Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, March 20, 2022
5. Another Kentucky State Capitol NRHP Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 278 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 25, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
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