Gratz Park in Lexington in Fayette County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Christ Church Cathedral

Photographed by S. C. McCullough, April 19, 2019

1. Christ Church Cathedral Marker

Inscription. First Episcopal church in Ky., founded in 1796. Present Gothic structure, completed in 1848, was built by John McMurtry. Thomas Lewinski, architect. The Rev. James Moore was first rector and first president of Transylvania Univ. The Diocese of Ky. was divided into two dioceses in 1895. Christ Church became the Cathedral of the new Diocese of Lexington.

Erected 2010 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2316.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.

Location. 38° 2.932′ N, 84° 29.802′ W. Marker is in Lexington, Kentucky, in Fayette County. It is in Gratz Park. It is on Market Street 0 miles north of Church St., on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 166 Market St, Lexington KY 40507, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s 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: First Presbyterian Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Henry Clay's Law Office (within shouting distance of this marker); Taking Politician Henry Clay to Court 1829 (within

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shouting distance of this marker); Samuel Brown, M.D. (1769 - 1830) (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Black Lexingtonians Believed Strongly in Education 1865 (about 300 feet away); Lexington Public Library 1905 - 1989 / A Carnegie Library (about 400 feet away); Morgan House (about 500 feet away); Slavery in Fayette Co. / Cheapside Slave Auction Block (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lexington.

Christ Church Cathedral image. Click for full size.

Photographed by S. C. McCullough, April 19, 2019

2. Christ Church Cathedral

<i>Mill Street, Lexington, Showing Christ Church, ca. 1900-1915</i> image. Click for full size.

lantern slide by Elmer L. Foote (courtesy of the Lexington Public Library), circa 1910

3. Mill Street, Lexington, Showing Christ Church, ca. 1900-1915

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2019, by S. C. McCullough of Charlotte, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 635 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 30, 2019, by S. C. McCullough of Charlotte, North Carolina. 3. submitted on May 31, 2019. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.