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KENTUCKY - Simpson County - Historic Districts

Cedars, The (added 1996 - Simpson County - #95001516) 812 E. Cedar St., Franklin (470 acres, 11 buildings) Historic Significance: Event Area of Significance: Agriculture Period of Significance: 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic Historic Sub-function: Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic Current Sub-function: Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Franklin Downtown Commercial District (added 1983 - Simpson County - #83002873) Also known as See also:Franklin Downtown Commercial District (Boundary Inc Roughly Main and College Sts. between Washington and Madison Sts., Franklin (150 acres, 50 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architectural Style: Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods) Area of Significance: Architecture, Transportation, Community Planning And Development, Commerce Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private , Local Gov't Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Government Historic Sub-function: Business, Courthouse, Specialty Store Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Government Current Sub-function: Business, Courthouse, Specialty Store Franklin Downtown Commercial District (Boundary Increase) (added 1983 - Simpson County - #83002874) Also known as See Also:Franklin Downtown Commercial District 200 S. Main and 207 S. College Sts., Franklin (10 acres, 4 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architectural Style: Italianate, Colonial Revival Area of Significance: Social History, Architecture Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic, Health Care Historic Sub-function: Hospital, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic, Health Care Current Sub-function: Hospital, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling Hampton Hall (added 1996 - Simpson County - #95001519) Also known as SI-44 6240 Bowling Green Rd., Franklin (1960 acres, 6 buildings, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Event Area of Significance: Agriculture Period of Significance: 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic Historic Sub-function: Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage Current Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic Current Sub-function: Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage Harristown Historic District (added 1996 - Simpson County - #95001515) Roughly bounded by Walker Ave., Bell St., W. Washington St. and West St., Franklin (530 acres, 126 buildings) Historic Significance: Event Area of Significance: Black Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Social, Vacant/Not In Use Historic Sub-function: Department Store, Religious Structure, Restaurant, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic, Education, Funerary, Religion, Vacant/Not In Use Current Sub-function: Mortuary, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling West Cedar Street Historic District (added 1996 - Simpson County - #95001514) W. Cedar St., N and S sides, between N. High and West Sts., Franklin (280 acres, 69 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Gothic Revival, Greek Revival, Federal Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic, Religion, Work In Progress Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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