National Historic Landmark · Frankfort, Kentucky

Liberty Hall

Historic house museum in Kentucky, US in Frankfort, Kentucky. Added to the National Register in 1971, and a National Historic Landmark.

Liberty Hall
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What it is

Wikipedia · Liberty Hall (Frankfort, Kentucky)

Liberty Hall is a historic house museum at 218 Wilkinson Street in Frankfort, Kentucky. Built 1796–1800 by American statesman John Brown, it was designated in 1971 as a U.S. National Historic Landmark for its association with Brown and its fine Federal-style architecture.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address218 Wilkinson St., Frankfort, KY
CountyFranklin County
ListedNov 11, 1971
Reference number71000344
Type of placebuilding
StyleFederal architecture
Contributing resources1 buildings
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address218 Wilkinson St., Frankfort, KY
Websitelibertyhall.org
Coordinates38.19979, -84.88125 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitCamp Nelson National Monument · 32 mi · on Park Atlas
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

Explore

Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 71000344. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.