The Frenchburg Presbyterian College in Frenchburg, Kentucky was the first high school in Menifee County and offered a broad education for 50 years.
The Frenchburg Presbyterian College in Frenchburg, Kentucky was the first high school in Menifee County and offered a broad education for 50 years. The facility closed in May 1957 after serving 500 students and 30 staff. After closure, the buildings became home to a nursing home and retirement facility that operated for a few years, and later, a Boy’s Rehabilitation Center by the Commonwealth’s Child Welfare Agency. Most of the buildings are used as residences or as offices.
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Add Yours →[…] Haunting images of the Frenchburg School in Frenchburg, Menifee County, have been captured by countless photographers, to feed an audience captivated by abandoned spaces and spooky buildings. I appreciate the photo documentation of sites dedicated to abandoned places, but I wonder how much of the story of the crumbling buildings and their role in the community is actually conveyed?* […]