National Register of Historic Places

Beeches

Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
Listed
February 9, 1979
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
79000985

About this property

Beeches is a brick house in Frankfort, Kentucky whose main block was built in 1818. In 1979, when it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it was in a great lawn in a park-like setting, in contrast to 20th century encroachments on all sides. It was deemed notable as an outstanding Federal-style structure and as one of just two surviving nineteenth-century buildings along the Leestown Pike in Franklin County, Kentucky. The other building, Glen Willis, one-fourth mile to the southwest, was already listed on the National Register. It has a one-and-a-half-story section that was a c.1800 brick house, and a two-and-a-half-story main block, also in brick. It has later brick and frame additions to the rear and east side.

Location

Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
38.21296, -84.86700

Categories

EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

George T. Stagg Distillery
Civil War
0.3 mi
Glen Willis
Early Republic
0.3 mi
Brown-Henry House
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0.6 mi
Chapel on the Forks
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0.7 mi
Jackson Hall, Kentucky State University
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0.9 mi

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When was Beeches listed on the National Register?

Beeches was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 9, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Beeches?

Beeches is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Beeches?

The period of significance for Beeches is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1818.

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