Lexington in Fayette County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 18, 2017
1. Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden Marker
The Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden is named for the famed jockey whose house stood on this site. It was developed to commemorate the contributions of African Americans to Thoroughbred racing and to help revitalize this East End neighborhood. Many Kentucky horsemen lived in the East End, which was also home to the Kentucky Association, Lexington's first important racetrack.
The Art Garden, the downtown trailhead for the Legacy Trail, includes public art, an amphitheater for performances and gatherings and this rain garden. Designated as a legacy project through a community-wide process, it was planned by Arts Power, Leadership Lexington (a program of Commerce Lexington), NorthEast Lexington Initiative (NELI) and Friends of Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden. It has been completed with support from the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government; Kentucky Transportation Cabinet; Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky; The J.M. Smucker Company; W. Rogers Company; Keeneland Association; S.L. Gimbel Foundation; Blue Grass Community Foundation; and John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
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Location. 38° 2.557′ N, 84° 28.899′ W. Marker is in Lexington, Kentucky, in Fayette County. It is on Midland Place north of Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling south. Marker is located in the Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: East 3rd Street & Midland Avenue, Lexington KY 40508, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Bluegrass Region. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Isaac Burns Murphy (within shouting distance of this marker); Murphy House (within shouting distance of this marker); Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden Trailhead
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 18, 2017
2. Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden Marker (wide view; looking northeast toward Midland Place)
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Isaac Burns Murphy
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 18, 2017
3. Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden Sculpture
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 18, 2017
4. Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden (entrance)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 18, 2017
5. Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden (plaza & benches)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 18, 2017
6. Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden Sign
Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,241 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 22, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
