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

Mary Todd Lincoln

Photographed by Daulton Cox, June 25, 2026

1. Mary Todd Lincoln Marker

Inscription. On this site Mary Todd, wife of Abraham Lincoln, was born Dec. 13, 1818, and here spent her childhood.

Erected by Historical Markers Society. (Marker Number 12.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • Women. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln, and the Kentucky Historical Society series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1814.

Location. 38° 3.03′ N, 84° 30′ W. Marker is in Lexington, Kentucky, in Fayette County. It is in the Northside District. It is on West Short Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 511 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 South.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: St. Paul Catholic Church (a few steps from this marker); Lexington (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Town Branch (about 400 feet away); Pioneer Burying Ground (about 400 feet away); Clark Hardware Company Building (about 500 feet away); African American Physicians (about 500 feet away); Wanting Everyone to Have a Vote (about 600 feet away); Breckinridge's Last Home (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lexington.

Photographed by Matt Carter, September 18, 2010

2. Mary Todd Lincoln Marker

Marker as seen walking eastward on Short Street. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Matt Carter, September 18, 2010

3. Marker as seen walking eastward on Short Street.

Mary Todd Lincoln was born in this house. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Matt Carter, September 18, 2010

4. Mary Todd Lincoln was born in this house.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2010, by Matt Carter of Lexington, Kentucky. This page has been viewed 1,866 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 6, 2026, by Daulton Cox of Muncie, Indiana. 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 20, 2010, by Matt Carter of Lexington, Kentucky. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.