Northside District in Lexington in Fayette County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Old Morrison / Transylvania Alumni
Photographed By Mark Hilton, July 14, 2019
1. Old Morrison Marker
Inscription.
Old Morrison, also, Transylvania Alumni. .
Old Morrison. An early Greek Revival design by Kentucky architect Gideon Shryock. Trustee and teacher Henry Clay guided construction supported by bequest of Col. James Morrison. Work on building slowed by cholera epidemic of 1833. Dedication was Nov. 4, 1833. Damaged by fire 1969. Morrison was rededicated May 9, 1971. See over.,
Transylvania Alumni. Jefferson Davis, John Hunt Morgan, Stephen F. Austin, Cassius M. Clay, Albert Sidney Johnston, James Lane Allen and John Fox, Jr., were students here. Among past Transylvanians are two U.S. Vice-Presidents-Richard M. Johnson and John C. Breckinridge-50 U.S. Senators, 101 Representatives, three House Speakers, 36 Governors, and 34 Ambassadors. See over.
Old Morrison
An early Greek Revival design by Kentucky architect Gideon Shryock. Trustee and teacher Henry Clay guided construction supported by bequest of Col. James Morrison. Work on building slowed by cholera epidemic of 1833. Dedication was Nov. 4, 1833. Damaged by fire 1969. Morrison was rededicated May 9, 1971. See over.
Transylvania Alumni
Jefferson Davis, John Hunt Morgan, Stephen F. Austin, Cassius M. Clay, Albert Sidney Johnston, James Lane Allen and John Fox, Jr., were students here. Among past Transylvanians are two U.S. Vice-Presidents-Richard M. Johnson and John C. Breckinridge-50 U.S. Senators, 101 Representatives, three House Speakers, 36 Governors, and 34 Ambassadors. See over.
Erected 1971 by Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1406.)
Location. 38° 3.098′ N, 84° 29.625′ W. Marker is in Lexington, Kentucky, in Fayette County. It is in the Northside
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District. Marker can be reached from West 3rd Street, near North Upper Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 West 3rd Street, Lexington KY 40508, United States of America. Touch for directions.
6. View of nearby map of Transylvania University campus.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 314 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 20, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 3. submitted on May 31, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 20, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.