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Old Statehouse Historic District
Old Statehouse Historic District is located in Kentucky
Old Statehouse Historic District
Location in Kentucky
Old Statehouse Historic District is located in the United States
Old Statehouse Historic District
Location in the United States
Location Roughly bounded by Broadway, Blanton, St. Clair, Ann and High Sts., Frankfort, Kentucky
Area 27 acres (11 ha)
Built 1796
Architect Multiple
Architectural style Greek Revival, Federal, Gothic Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No. 80001529
Added to NRHP June 19, 1980

The Old Statehouse Historic District is an area in downtown Frankfort, Kentucky near the old State Capitol and the Old Governors Mansion. The area is bounded by Broadway Street, Blanton Street, St. Clair Street, Ann Street and High Street and contains 74 historic buildings. The historic district was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

The district "represents an old, stable, and diversified middle-class neighborhood whose residents have serviced the government and the city throughout its existence."

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