Old Statehouse, Frankfort, KY (4)
**Old Statehouse** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 71000346, date listed 11/11/1971
On Broadway, bounded by Madison, Clinton, and Lewis Sts.
Frankfort, KY (Franklin County)
A National Historic Landmark (www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalhistoriclandmarks/list-of-nh...).
This structure, the seventh (third permanent) State House of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, began Its long and active life on December 7,1829, with Its occupancy by the General Assembly.
The architectural style of the building Is significant In that it represents the introduction of the Greek Revival Style Into Kentucky and the West. It was the first major work of Gideon Shryock who later became known as "The Pioneer Greek Revivalist of the West." As a student of William Strickland, one of the two great pupils of Benjamin Latrobe, Shryock absorbed the techniques of the Father of Greek Revival in America (Latrobe). Shryock later designed a number of significant buildings in the style, many of which are still standing.
A unique fact concerning this structure Is that It was the only "Union" capitol captured by Confederate military forces during the course of the War Between the States. The building was occupied from Sept. 3 to Oct. 4, 1862. (1)
References (1) NRHP Nomination Form catalog.archives.gov/id/123850123
Old Statehouse, Frankfort, KY (4)
**Old Statehouse** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 71000346, date listed 11/11/1971
On Broadway, bounded by Madison, Clinton, and Lewis Sts.
Frankfort, KY (Franklin County)
A National Historic Landmark (www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalhistoriclandmarks/list-of-nh...).
This structure, the seventh (third permanent) State House of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, began Its long and active life on December 7,1829, with Its occupancy by the General Assembly.
The architectural style of the building Is significant In that it represents the introduction of the Greek Revival Style Into Kentucky and the West. It was the first major work of Gideon Shryock who later became known as "The Pioneer Greek Revivalist of the West." As a student of William Strickland, one of the two great pupils of Benjamin Latrobe, Shryock absorbed the techniques of the Father of Greek Revival in America (Latrobe). Shryock later designed a number of significant buildings in the style, many of which are still standing.
A unique fact concerning this structure Is that It was the only "Union" capitol captured by Confederate military forces during the course of the War Between the States. The building was occupied from Sept. 3 to Oct. 4, 1862. (1)
References (1) NRHP Nomination Form catalog.archives.gov/id/123850123