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Gratz Park Historic District
The Gratz Park Historic District is one of the most beauti...
Christ Church Episcopal, Lexington Kentucky
During Lexington's early growth, Christ Church Episcopal w...
North Limestone Commercial District
The North Limestone Commercial District is one of the olde...
Henry Clay's Law Office
Henry Clay, "the Star of the West" and important 19th-cent...
First Presbyterian Church Lexington
First Presbyterian Church is one of the oldest congregatio...
Downtown Commercial District
The Downtown Commercial District attests to Lexington's ea...
Lexington Opera House
The Lexington Opera House was built in 1886 following the ...
Victorian Commercial Block
The Victorian Commercial Block is an important commercial ...
Mary Todd Lincoln House
This simple two story brick building on West Main Street w...
Lexington Cemetery and Henry Clay Monument
The nationally reputed garden cemetery in Lexington, Kentu...
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Gratz Park Historic District
The Gratz Park Historic District is one of the most beautiful areas in downtown Lexington, comprised of a city park and several large residences. In the words of Kentucky architectural historian Clay Lancaster, "the park has charm, atmosphere, a sense ...
Christ Church Episcopal, Lexington Kentucky
During Lexington's early growth, Christ Church Episcopal was one of the institutions that contributed to the city's image as "the Athens of the West." Christ Church, established in 1796, was the first Episcopal congregation west of the Allegheny Mountains. It ...
North Limestone Commercial District
The North Limestone Commercial District is one of the oldest and most varied commercial areas in Lexington. The district is located along the principal north-south thoroughfare that has historically connected Lexington to the town of Limestone (now Maysville, Kentucky). During ...
Henry Clay's Law Office
Henry Clay, "the Star of the West" and important 19th-century political figure, began his law practice in this small brick building. The one-story office was built by Clay in 1803 and measures a mere 20 by 22 feet. Born in ...
First Presbyterian Church Lexington
First Presbyterian Church is one of the oldest congregations in Lexington. The church was founded in 1784 and was then known as the Mount Zion Church. It was founded to serve the spiritual needs of the many Scotch-Irish who had ...
Downtown Commercial District
The Downtown Commercial District attests to Lexington's early importance as a commercial center, and was the pre-World War II commercial, financial, institutional and governmental center of the city. This district was vital in the early years of Lexington's history and ...
Lexington Opera House
The Lexington Opera House was built in 1886 following the destruction by fire of the earlier opera house. Designed by the noted theatrical architect Oscar Cobb of Chicago, the opera house was opened on August 19, 1887 with a production ...
Victorian Commercial Block
The Victorian Commercial Block is an important commercial center in downtown Lexington. Its commercial buildings were constructed primarily during the 1870s and 1880s, a period of great prosperity and trade in Lexington's history. A wide variety of businesses were found ...
Mary Todd Lincoln House
This simple two story brick building on West Main Street was home to Robert S. Todd and his family, including his daughter Mary, wife of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. Mary Todd was not born at ...
Lexington Cemetery and Henry Clay Monument
The nationally reputed garden cemetery in Lexington, Kentucky, is the burial site of many notable Kentuckians. Lexington Cemetery was the first rural cemetery in Lexington, Kentucky. The burial ground was originally established in 1849 on 40 acres of land but ...
