Many famous people are associated with these Franklin County historic places including Purley A. Baker, James Thurber, Harry M. Daugherty, Dr. Samuel B. Hartman and Nicholas Schlee.
Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Franklin County places including Theodore van Fossen, Wakefield, Richard, et al, Miller & Reeves, George Bellows Sr., J. Snyder, Col. T.C. Bradford, Frank L. Packard, Florence Kenyon Hayden, Frank Packard and Roy Heaton. Prominent architectural styles found in Franklin Country are Italianate, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Late Victorian.