Hindman Ben Franklin

United States historic place

Significant dates

Hindman Ben Franklin
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property


37°20′08″N 82°58′54″W / 37.33556°N 82.98167°W / 37.33556; -82.98167 (Hindman Ben Franklin)
Area	less than one acre
Built	1914
Built by	Smith, Hillard
Part of	Hindman Historic District (ID13000112)
NRHP reference No.	07000675^[1]
Added to NRHP	August 23, 2007
Designated CP	August 4, 2016

The Hindman Ben Franklin is a historic commercial building in Hindman, Kentucky, which formerly held a Ben Franklin five-and-dime-type store. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.^[1]

It is a "distinctive" building constructed of ashlar sandstone in 1913–14, originally to hold the Francis Smith and Company Department Store. It is also a contributing building in the Hindman Historic District, which was listed on the National Register in 2013.^[2]

By 2012 the building had been rehabilitated and was hosting the offices, gallery, and cafe of the Appalachian Artisan Center.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Fern Nafziger (August 31, 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Hindman Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved April 2, 2018. With 15 photos from 2012.