National Register of Historic Places listings in Simpson County, Kentucky

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Location of Simpson County in Kentucky

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Simpson County, Kentucky.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Simpson County, Kentucky, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.[1]

There are 14 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted April 5, 2024.[2]

Current listings[edit]

[3] Name on the Register Image Date listed[4] Location City or town Description
1 The Cedars
The Cedars
The Cedars
January 11, 1996
(#95001516)
812 E. Cedar St.
36°43′05″N 86°33′28″W / 36.718056°N 86.557778°W / 36.718056; -86.557778 (The Cedars)
Franklin
2 Duncan House
Duncan House
Duncan House
October 29, 1982
(#82001576)
301 N. Main St.
36°43′27″N 86°34′39″W / 36.724167°N 86.5775°W / 36.724167; -86.5775 (Duncan House)
Franklin
3 Franklin Downtown Commercial District
Franklin Downtown Commercial District
Franklin Downtown Commercial District
February 17, 1983
(#83002873)
Roughly Main and College Sts. between Washington and Madison Sts.; also 200 S. Main and 207 S. College Sts.
36°43′22″N 86°34′43″W / 36.722778°N 86.578611°W / 36.722778; -86.578611 (Franklin Downtown Commercial District)
Franklin Second set of boundaries represents a boundary increase of August 18, 1983
4 Franklin Grade and High School
Franklin Grade and High School
Franklin Grade and High School
February 3, 2010
(#09001312)
513 W. Madison St.
36°43′18″N 86°35′02″W / 36.721633°N 86.584011°W / 36.721633; -86.584011 (Franklin Grade and High School)
Franklin
5 Goodnight House
Goodnight House
Goodnight House
August 12, 1977
(#77000647)
201 S. Main St.
36°43′15″N 86°34′40″W / 36.720833°N 86.577778°W / 36.720833; -86.577778 (Goodnight House)
Franklin
6 Hampton Hall January 11, 1996
(#95001519)
6240 Bowling Green Rd.
36°48′46″N 86°33′05″W / 36.812778°N 86.551389°W / 36.812778; -86.551389 (Hampton Hall)
Franklin
7 Hargis House
Hargis House
Hargis House
January 11, 1996
(#95001518)
300 E. Cedar St.
36°43′17″N 86°34′28″W / 36.721389°N 86.574444°W / 36.721389; -86.574444 (Hargis House)
Franklin
8 Harristown Historic District
Harristown Historic District
Harristown Historic District
January 11, 1996
(#95001515)
Roughly bounded by Walker Ave., Bell St., W. Washington St., and West St.
36°43′35″N 86°35′07″W / 36.726389°N 86.585278°W / 36.726389; -86.585278 (Harristown Historic District)
Franklin
9 Randolph Gilbert Moore House
Randolph Gilbert Moore House
Randolph Gilbert Moore House
January 11, 1996
(#95001517)
321 S. College St.
36°43′03″N 86°34′48″W / 36.7175°N 86.58°W / 36.7175; -86.58 (Randolph Gilbert Moore House)
Franklin
10 Octagon Hall
Octagon Hall
Octagon Hall
April 10, 1980
(#80001667)
Northeast of Franklin on U.S. Route 31W
36°48′25″N 86°33′25″W / 36.806944°N 86.556944°W / 36.806944; -86.556944 (Octagon Hall)
Franklin
11 Simpson County Courthouse
Simpson County Courthouse
Simpson County Courthouse
March 18, 1980
(#80001668)
Kentucky Route 73
36°43′21″N 86°34′42″W / 36.7225°N 86.578333°W / 36.7225; -86.578333 (Simpson County Courthouse)
Franklin
12 Sinking Creek Cave System April 28, 1983
(#83002875)
Address Restricted
Franklin
13 Triple Pine Farm January 11, 1996
(#95001520)
5945 Bowling Green Rd.
36°48′01″N 86°33′54″W / 36.800278°N 86.565°W / 36.800278; -86.565 (Triple Pine Farm)
Franklin
14 West Cedar Street Historic District
West Cedar Street Historic District
West Cedar Street Historic District
January 11, 1996
(#95001514)
Northern and southern sides of W. Cedar St. between N. High and West Sts.
36°43′21″N 86°35′06″W / 36.7225°N 86.585°W / 36.7225; -86.585 (West Cedar Street Historic District)
Franklin

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  2. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved April 5, 2024.
  3. ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.