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Athens Historic District
The Athens Historic District contains the remaining buildi...
Walnut Hill Presbyterian Church
Constructed in 1801, Walnut Hill Presbyterian Church has t...
Waveland
Waveland is considered one of the finest examples of Greek...
Ashland, the Henry Clay Estate
Famed Kentucky statesman Henry Clay built his mansion home...
Ashland Park Historic District
The Ashland Park Historic District is an early 20th centur...
First African Baptist Church
The First African Baptist Church was founded c.1790 to ser...
Old Episcopal Burying Ground
The land upon which the Episcopal Burying Ground lies was ...
National Historic Landmark - Old Morrison, Transylvania College
Old Morrison, Transylvania College is located on the campu...
Carnegie Library
Lexington's library has a long, distinguished history. Est...
Hunt-Morgan House
The Hunt-Morgan House, historically known as Hopemont, was...
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Athens Historic District
The Athens Historic District contains the remaining buildings of an early 19th century village established in the southernmost part of Fayette County. The village is located in the heart of the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky. In 1775 a fort was ...
Walnut Hill Presbyterian Church
Constructed in 1801, Walnut Hill Presbyterian Church has the distinction of being the oldest Presbyterian Church building in Kentucky. The church was established in 1785 to serve the religious needs of the early pioneers. The first pastor of the church ...
Waveland
Waveland is considered one of the finest examples of Greek Revival architecture in Kentucky. The home sits atop a small knoll surrounded by 200 acres of Bluegrass farmland. Joseph Bryan constructed Waveland in 1845 on a 2,000-acre tract of land ...
Ashland, the Henry Clay Estate
Famed Kentucky statesman Henry Clay built his mansion home, Ashland, in 1812, which was designated a National Historic Landmark on December 19, 1960. Clay was a U.S. Senator from Kentucky, and served as the Speaker of the U.S. House of ...
Ashland Park Historic District
The Ashland Park Historic District is an early 20th century residential neighborhood of primarily single-family homes. At the time of its development the district was located at the eastern edge of the city of Lexington. In 1904 the Clay family ...
First African Baptist Church
The First African Baptist Church was founded c.1790 to serve the religious needs of African Americans in the Lexington area. The First African Baptist Church is the third oldest black Baptist church congregation in the United States and the oldest ...
Old Episcopal Burying Ground
The land upon which the Episcopal Burying Ground lies was purchased in 1832 by Christ Church Episcopal as a burial ground for its parishioners. The cemetery became extremely important during the 1833 cholera epidemic during which Christ Church lost approximately ...
National Historic Landmark - Old Morrison, Transylvania College
Old Morrison, Transylvania College is located on the campus of Transylvania University. Kentucky architect Gideon Shryock, the father of Greek Revival architecture in Kentucky, designed and oversaw construction of the building, now a National Historic Landmark. Shryock is also responsible ...
Carnegie Library
Lexington's library has a long, distinguished history. Established in 1795, it is now the oldest institution of its kind in Kentucky and possibly the oldest in the west. The library was started with 400 books, which were added to the ...
Hunt-Morgan House
The Hunt-Morgan House, historically known as Hopemont, was built by John Wesley Hunt in 1814. Hunt was known as the first millionaire west of the Alleghenies and earned his fortune from the mercantile business shortly after Lexington was established. Other ...
