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 and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. 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. It 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.
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
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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 the National register nomination:
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).
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 406 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 29, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
