Frankfort Cemetery
The Frankfort Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located on East Main Street in Frankfort, Kentucky. The cemetery is the burial site of Daniel Boone and contains the graves of other famous Americans including seventeen Kentucky governors and a Vice President of the United States.
Frankfort Cemetery and Chapel | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Entrance to Frankfort Cemetery | |
| Location | Frankfort, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates | 38°11′52.2″N 84°52′01.8″W |
| Built | 1844 |
| Architect | Carmichael, Robert; Launitz, Robert E. |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| Website | www |
| NRHP reference No. | 74000872 |
| Added to NRHP | July 12, 1974 |
The cemetery is built on a bluff overlooking the Kentucky River with views of the Kentucky State Capitol, the Kentucky Governor's Mansion, downtown Frankfort, south Frankfort, and the Capitol District.
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