128 N Main St
Franklin, KY 42134
128 N Main, Franklin, KY · Property For Lease

The property is located at 128 North Main and serves as a cornerstone of the Downtown Franklin Kentucky Square. This 150 year old building, also listed on the National Historic Registry, underwent an intensive, ground-up restoration completed in 2022 and is located on the corner of West Kentucky Avenue and North Main Street, also known as Highway 31W and is just 3 miles from I65, and conveniently situated 20 miles south of Bowling Green, KY, and 40 miles north of Nashville, TN. Let there be light! This one of a kind on the square corner property is street level, and has two facades featuring 10 windows on the first floor, 7 tall side windows and 3 large storefronts, offering incredible natural light and street visibility day and evening. The building exterior is red brick with a warm and welcoming turquoise green door with sidelights, the 10 windows mentioned on floor one and 8 beautiful arched windows and window heads on floor two. The 1st Floor interior space features an open floor plan with exposed brick walls, 6” baseboard, beautifully trimmed windows, and is crowned with a classic coffered ceiling centered with 7 reproduction vintage-style pendant lights. Additional lighting includes 40+ can lights, 4 in each of the coffered ceiling spaces, and adjustable brass wall sconces between each window. All lights are on dimmers to create your perfect ambiance. This property and location are ideal for retail, professional office, or food service business. While it does not have a commercial kitchen, due to the building’s high visibility, in anticipation of this being the perfect home to a future restauranteur, during the extensive restoration, we installed 2 ADA powder rooms and code-compliant Quarry Tile in the back room/would-be kitchen. An architect rendering is even available for such a venue. All it lacks is the equipment and chef!!! Floor # 2, now leased, also 2000 square feet, also features and open floor plan, exposed brick walls, has 10’ ceilings and those 8 giant arched windows. HISTORY: In 1875 this structure has a deep history. Originally it was home to the McElwain McGuire Bank, and while the vault door is absent, the original vault remains on the first floor and the basement. On the first floor it can serve as an office. ?In the 50’s this building was also home to the famous soda fountain, The Sweet Shop, the Village Inn in the 70’ and 80’s and The Flower Patch in the 90’s. It sat vacant for several decades until the massive renovation that was completed in 2022. What else does one do during a world crisis?! IN 2022 to present the space has been home to EXIT Realty, who has outgrown the space, a good thing, but will still be found on the square.