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

Colored Orphan Industrial Home

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 14, 2019

1. Colored Orphan Industrial Home Marker

Inscription. Led by Mrs. E. Belle Mitchell Jackson, orphan home opened here 1894. Orphans and other black youth learned to read and write and acquired a trade; also refuge for elderly women. By 1909 home consisted of 18 acres and 2 brick houses. Burned in 1912. A new building dedicated 1913; serves as Robert H. Williams Cultural Center.

Erected 1995 by Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1963.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Notable Places • Women. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1894.

Location. 38° 3.902′ N, 84° 30.16′ W. Marker is in Lexington, Kentucky, in Fayette County. It is in Georgetown. It is on Georgetown Street (U.S. 25) north of Ash Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 644 Georgetown Street, Lexington KY 40508, 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: Eastern State Hospital (approx. ¼ mile away); Confederate Soldiers Monument (approx. half a mile away); Ladies' Confederate Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Bicentennial Tree

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); Henry Clay (approx. 0.6 miles away); Thomas Satterwhite Noble (approx. 0.6 miles away); Florence Crittenton Home (approx. 0.6 miles away); Mary Desha (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lexington.

Also see . . . Lexington's Colored Orphan Industrial Home. (Submitted on July 20, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Colored Orphan Industrial Home Marker looking north on Georgetown Street. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 14, 2019

2. Colored Orphan Industrial Home Marker looking north on Georgetown Street.

Building is now the Central Music Academy. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 14, 2019

3. Building is now the Central Music Academy.

The Robert H. Williams Cultural Center. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 14, 2019

4. The Robert H. Williams Cultural Center.

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 722 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 20, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.