Kentucky - Simpson County - Vacant / Not In Use
Simpson County Kentucky (Vacant / Not In Use) has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Goodnight House, Franklin Grade and High School, Harristown Historic District.

The famous person Isaac Herschel Goodnight is associated with one of more of the Simpson County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Simpson County places including McDonald Brothers. Prominent architectural styles found in Simpson Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Gothic Revival and Late Victorian.

Franklin Grade and High School (added 2010 - - #09001312)
Also known as Williams Hall
513 W. Madison St. , Franklin
Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Black
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress
Goodnight House (added 1977 - - #77000647)
Also known as Judge Isaac Herschel Goodnight & Mrs. Ella Hoy Goodnight
201 S. Main St. , Franklin
Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
McDonald Brothers
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Goodnight,Isaac Herschel,et al.
Significant Year:
1893
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Harristown Historic District (added 1996 - - #95001515)
Roughly bounded by Walker Ave., Bell St., W. Washington St. and West St. , Franklin
Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Black
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
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
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