Many famous people are associated with these Franklin County historic places including James Thurber, Gen. William Henry Harrison, Alexander Krumm, Adam Gantz, Jonathan Noble and Eleanor A. Gelpi.
Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Franklin County places including Richards,McCarty, & Bulford, Frank Packard, Daniel H. Burnham, Jacob Oberdier, William Boyd, George C. Nimmons, Randal R. Arnold, Jacob S. Goldsmith, Louis Rings and Krum & Riebel Dauben. Prominent architectural styles found in Franklin Country are Italianate, Classical Revival and Colonial Revival.