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

Kentucky's Executive Mansion

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 30, 2012

1. Kentucky's Executive Mansion Marker

Inscription.
State's second governor's residence. Governor James B. McCreary, chair of the Sinking Fund Commission, guided the two-year (1912-14), $95,000 construction project. On the National Register of Historic Places—1972. Patterned after Marie Antoinette's villa, the 25-room, limestone mansion and its gardens have been renovated several time.
Dedicated to Margaret Lane in recognition of her work on the history of the Executive Mansion.

Erected 2007 by Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2229.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1972.

Location. 38° 11.241′ N, 84° 52.446′ W. Marker is in Frankfort, Kentucky, in Franklin County. It is on Capital Avenue Loop south of East State Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 704 Capital Avenue Loop, Frankfort KY 40601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s

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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: The Kentucky State Capitol Building (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cherry Blossom Tree (about 400 feet away); Gold Star Families Memorial Monument (about 600 feet away); The Freedom Tree (about 600 feet away); Emma Guy Cromwell (about 700 feet away); This Is Kentucky's Floral Clock (about 800 feet away); Welcome To Kentucky (approx. 0.2 miles away); A Civil War Reprisal (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frankfort.

Also see . . . Kentucky's Governor's Mansion: The People's House. Commonwealth of Kentucky website entry (Submitted on December 31, 2012.)

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 30, 2012

2. Kentucky's Executive Mansion Marker

Kentucky's Executive Mansion image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 30, 2012

3. Kentucky's Executive Mansion

Credits. This page was last revised on March 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 31, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 602 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 31, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.