Travel Guide:
Printable Map and
Legend
Frankfort was established in 1867 when the Central
Branch Railroad was being built across the county. It is in the
valley of the Black Vermillion River, and the route of the Oregon Trail is a
short distance to the south. Many limestone buildings in Frankfort have
been maintained over the years and are in use today. Several lovely stone
and frame houses of the early 1900's grace Frankfort's tree-lined streets. On
Highways 9 and 99. Contacts: Joe Ann Kurtz, 785-292-4274; Sharon Owen,
785-292-4266
1. Frame schoolhouse. The first school building in Frankfort, used from 1870
until 1880. Moved to the city park in recent years and now houses a small
museum. Open on request; call 785-292-4336 or Frankfort contacts. 2nd and Oak
Streets.
2. Native limestone jail, built in the 1880s. National Register of Historic
Places. 1st and Locust Streets.
3. Historic Grade School. Built in 1903 of brick trimmed with native limestone.
Used for classes until 1998. National Register of Historic Places. Private
property. 4th and Locust Streets.
4-6. Other limestone structures of interest include several downtown buildings;
Annunciation Catholic Church (1909), 5th and Maple Street; and the Presbyterian
Church (1904) and Manse, 6th and Kansas Avenue.
7. Civil War Soldier’s Monument, dedicated in 1895. Frankfort Cemetery.  South side of West 10th Street (Tumbleweed Road).
8. Memorial bronze crucifixion, erected by a couple who lost
three adult
children in the flu epidemic of 1918. Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
On 21st Road ½ mi
north of Tumbleweed Road.
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