The
New Governor's Mansion
Frankfort, Kentucky

The Executive Mansion is situated on the east lawn of the State Capitol grounds on a bluff high above the Kentucky River in Frankfort. It was designed by Kentuckians C.C. and E.A. Weber of Fort Thomas, in 1912. The exterior was molded after the Petit Trianon, Queen Marie Antoinette's villa near the Palace of Versailles in France. The design of the Governor's Mansion was a product of its time -- the post Civil War Gilded Age of "conspicuous consumption." The building reflects the grand spirit of people who had not yet experienced a severe economic depression or a world war.
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The
Old Governor's Mansion
Frankfort, Kentucky

Kentucky did not have an official governor's residence until the Kentucky General Assembly appropriated funds to provide houses to accommodate the governor in 1796. Construction was completed in 1798. The Old Governor's Mansion is reputed to be the oldest official executive residence still in use in the United States. Barely surviving fires and neglect, the house has undergone several style changes as evidenced by some Victorian design elements that were added.
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The
Kentucky State Capitol
Frankfort, Kentucky

Kentucky's New State Capitol is the fourth state house used in the commonwealth since statehood in 1792. The first two were destroyed by fire and the third is the Old State Capitol located in downtown Frankfort. Ground was broken in 1904 and the building was completed in time for the 1910 session of the General Assembly to be held in the new capitol. Dedication ceremonies were held the following June amidst great pomp and circumstance. Designed by the distinguished architect Frank Mills Andrews, the total cost of Kentucky's new capitol was $1.8 million.
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The
Vest-Lindsey House
Frankfort, Kentucky

The Vest-Lindsey House, a small Federal-style home built with red brick and laid-in Flemish bond, was named for the two families who owned it. The 12-room house, built before 1820, was the boyhood home of George Graham Vest, who served in the U.S. Senate for 25 years until his death in 1903. He was also a member of the Confederate States of America Congress. Vest is best remembered for his closing trial arguments in the 1870 suit over a man's killing of his neighbor's dog. In his famed "Tribute to a Dog" speech, Vest coined the immortal line "Dog is man's best friend."
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The
Berry Hill Mansion
Frankfort, Kentucky

Constructed in 1900, the original stone mansion was designed by the eminent Louisville architectural firm of McDonald and Dodd. The structure's design is a notable example of mansions erected between 1865 and 1917 in the Georgian Revival style. Stones used to build the structure at Juniper Hill came from the property and the mansion rests on a full stone cellar blasted from solid rock. The site's most outstanding feature is an elaborate music room built in the Gothic Revival style.
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