Northside District in Lexington in Fayette County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Clark Hardware Company Building
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 23, 2022
1. Clark Hardware Company Marker
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.
Location. 38° 2.964′ N, 84° 29.936′ W. Marker is in Lexington, Kentucky, in Fayette County. It is in the Northside District. Marker is at the intersection of West Short Street and North Broadway (U.S. 27/68), on the left when traveling east on West Short Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 367 W Short St, Lexington KY 40507, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. African American Physicians (within shouting distance of this marker); Wanting Everyone to Have a Vote (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Inauguration (about 400 feet away); Silversmith Shop (about 400 feet away); Lexington (about 400 feet away); St. Paul Catholic Church (about 500 feet away); Mary Todd Lincoln (about 500 feet away); Peaceful Protests for Equality / Turning a Blind Eye to a Movement (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lexington.
Regarding Clark Hardware Company Building. Excerpt from
this page online
Probably erected shortly after the Civil War, the building housed a series of well-known grocery stores from the 1870s until the turn of the century, then dry goods and furniture stores, before being occupied by the Clark Hardware Co. for over 40 years (1923-67). During this span there were (as there still are) several other rival businesses at this intersection, familiar to all Lexingtonians.…
Also see . . . Clark Hardware Company Building (PDF). National Register nomination for the Italianate commercial building, which was listed in 1979. (National Archives) (Submitted on July 29, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 23, 2022
2. Clark Hardware Company Building
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 144 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 29, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
