700 Capital Avenue Frankfort, KY , 40601-3410 Phone: (502) 564-3449 Website Kentucky's Capitol is the fourth permanent building since statehood in 1792. It was built to replace the earlier 1830 capitol, still standing in downtown Frankfort, which had become inadequate to accommodate the growing state government. Ground was broken in 1904 and on June 2, 1910, Kentucky's New Capitol was dedicated. The elegance of the Capitol's interior was largely achieved by the generous use of white Georgia marble, gray Tennessee marble and dark green Italian marble. On axis with the rotunda, the grand corridors feature 36 imposing columns of Vermont granite and delicate art glass skylights.
The exterior of the Capitol is faced in Indiana limestone and Vermont granite.
Hours of operation: Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Saturday 10am to 2pm (through October 31, 2023)?, Closed Sunday. On-site parking is available.
Machine 2 is in the basement, outside the snack shop. Cost to press: $1.00 each design (4 quarters + 1 penny). Designs all have a beaded border with 'Kentucky':
1. (H) State Seal with 'Commonwealth of United We Stand Divided We Fall'.
2. (H) Capitol building with 'State Capitol'.
3. (H) Running horse with 'I Was There The Bluegrass State'.
Retired 1: 1) 'Kentucky, The Bluegrass State, I Was There', Running horse.
G.P.S. coordinates: Latitude: 38°11'12.8"N Longitude: 84°52'29.5"W
Google Maps coordinates: 54PF+MR Frankfort, Kentucky
7/17/2023 The Machine is still located in the basement outside the cafeteria (which is now closed). The woman at the front desk was super nice and walked me downstairs to the machine and plugged it in for me. She mentioned that they are planning on renovating the basement and that the machine may not be accessible for the next couple of years during construction (beginning in the fall possibly).
All three designs rolled perfectly on copper. CLH TEC #4871
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