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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Fayette County, Kentucky

 
Clickable Map of Fayette County, Kentucky and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Fayette County, KY (276) Bourbon County, KY (34) Clark County, KY (54) Jessamine County, KY (32) Madison County, KY (108) Scott County, KY (45) Woodford County, KY (49)  FayetteCounty(276) Fayette County (276)  BourbonCounty(34) Bourbon County (34)  ClarkCounty(54) Clark County (54)  JessamineCounty(32) Jessamine County (32)  MadisonCounty(108) Madison County (108)  ScottCounty(45) Scott County (45)  WoodfordCounty(49) Woodford County (49)
Lexington is the county seat for Fayette County
Adjacent to Fayette County, Kentucky
      Bourbon County (34)  
      Clark County (54)  
      Jessamine County (32)  
      Madison County (108)  
      Scott County (45)  
      Woodford County (49)  
 
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201 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Gratz Park — 2277 — First Presbyterian Church
On North Mill Street, 0.1 miles south of West 2nd Street, on the left when traveling south.
202 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Gratz Park — 139 — Henry Clay's Law Office
On North Mill Street, 0.1 miles south of West 2nd Street, on the left when traveling south.
203 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Gratz Park — 2365 — Hunt-Morgan House
On North Mill Street, 0.1 miles north of West 2nd. Street, on the right when traveling south.
204 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Gratz Park — 1875 — James Lane Allen — (1849-1925)
On Market Street, 0.1 miles west of West 3rd. Street, on the left when traveling east.
205 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Gratz Park — 2199 — Lexington Public Library 1905 - 1989 / A Carnegie Library
On West Second Street.
206 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Gratz Park — 3 — Morgan House
On North Mill Street at West 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south on North Mill Street.
207 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Gratz Park — 1595 — Samuel Brown, M.D. (1769 - 1830)
On Market Street.
208 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Gratz Park — 9 — Taking Politician Henry Clay to Court 1829 — Suing for Freedom — Downtown African-American Heritage Trail —
On North Mill Street north of Church Street, on the right when traveling north.
209 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Gratz Park — 1549 — Transylvania Pavilion
On Market Street, 0.1 miles south of West 3rd Street, on the left when traveling north.
210 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Grosvenor Ave — 2174 — The Pope Villa (1811-13)
On Grosvenor Avenue south of Rose Street, on the right when traveling south.
211 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Historic South Hill — 807 — A Founder of D.A.R.
On West Maxwell Street east of South Mill Street, on the left when traveling east.
212 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Historic South Hill — J. Soule Smith House — 270 South Limestone Street
Near South Limestone Street at Warren Court, on the right when traveling north.
213 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Historic South Hill — 4 — Jefferson Davis
On High Street (State Road 1974) at Limestone Street, on the left when traveling west on High Street.
214 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Historic South Hill — Keeneland Hall — 1955-2014
On South Limestone north of Campus Drive, on the right when traveling north.
215 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Historic South Hill — 2414 — Methodism in Lexington / First United Methodist Church — United Methodist Church Registered Historic Site No. 480 —
On West High Street (Kentucky Route 1974) at South Upper Street, on the left when traveling east on West High Street.
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216 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Historic South Hill — 1437 — Oldest House in Lexington
On South Mill Street south of West High Street, on the right when traveling south.
217 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Historic South Hill — Rokeby Hall
On South Mill Street south of West High Street, on the left when traveling south.
218 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Historic South Hill — Sarah Bennett Holmes / Holmes Hall — 1886-1983 / 1958-2014
On Avenue of Champions south of South Limestone, on the right when traveling north.
219 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Historic South Hill — 2 — Thriving Black Entrepreneurs — Freed Blacks Lived in this Neighborhood — Downtown African-American Heritage Trail —
On South Limestone north of West Maxwell Street, on the left when traveling north.
220 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Joyland — 2568 — Joyland Park Paris Pike — 1923-64
On Paris Pike (U.S. 27) west of Kingston Road, on the right when traveling west.
221 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Joyland — 136 — Lexington
On Paris Pike (U.S. 27/68) at Rogers Road, on the right when traveling west on Paris Pike.
222 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Lansdowne — 1110 — U.S. President A Day
On Tates Creek Road (Kentucky Route 1974) at Dove Run Road, on the right when traveling south on Tates Creek Road. Reported missing.
223 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Martin Luther King — Birthplace of Grand Lodge of Kentucky, Free and Accepted Masons
On East Short Street at North Martin Luther King Boulevard, on the left when traveling east on East Short Street.
224 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Martin Luther King — Central Christian Church
On East Short Street at North Martin Luther King Boulevard, on the left when traveling east on East Short Street.
225 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Martin Luther King — 125 — Colonel George Nicholas
On East 3rd Street west of Elm Tree Lane, on the left when traveling east.
226 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Martin Luther King — 2562 — Deweese (Dewees) St. Neighborhood / African American Business District
On Elm Tree Lane at East Third Street, on the right when traveling south on Elm Tree Lane.
227 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Martin Luther King — 2595 — Fairness Ordinance
On East Main Street at South Martin Luther King Boulevard, on the left when traveling west on East Main Street.
228 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Martin Luther King — 2539 — Historic LGBTQ Site
On East Main Street (U.S. 421) at Esplanade, on the left when traveling west on East Main Street.
229 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Martin Luther King — 2219 — Lewis and Clark in Kentucky — William Clark In Lexington / Meriwether Lewis In Lexington
On East Main Street (U.S. 421, 60) at South Limestone Street, on the left when traveling west on East Main Street.
230 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Martin Luther King — 6 — Living Faith — This site housed the first Black congregation west of the Alleghenies
On Deweese Street at East Short Street, on the right when traveling west on Deweese Street.
231 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Martin Luther King — 19 — Main Street Christian Church
On East Main Street (U.S. 25, 421) 0.2 miles west of Martin Luther King Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
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232 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Martin Luther King — 2158 — Mammoth Insurance Co. / Polk's Infirmary
On Deweese Street south of Elm Tree Lane, on the left when traveling south.
233 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Martin Luther King — Site of Masons Hall
On East Short Street at North Martin Luther King Boulevard, on the left when traveling east on East Short Street.
234 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Martin Luther King — UK Healthcare — Polk-Dalton Clinic
On Elm Tree Lane at East Third Street, on the right when traveling south on Elm Tree Lane.
235 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Martin Luther King — Wolf Wile Department Store Building
On East Main Street (Business U.S. 25) at Quality Street, on the left when traveling west on East Main Street.
236 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Meadowthorpe — 2440 — Lexington's First Airport
On Boiling Springs Drive at Old Leestown Road, in the median on Boiling Springs Drive.
237 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Montclair — 2542 — Kentucky Educational Television / KET, the Kentucky Network
On Cooper Drive, on the right when traveling east.
238 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, North Upper Street — William Morton House
On North Limestone at East 5th Street, on the right when traveling north on North Limestone.
239 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Northside District — 945 — Architects Shryock / Another Shryock
On North Broadway at West 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on North Broadway.
240 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Northside District — 1742 — Breckinridge's Last Home
On 2nd. Street east of Bruce Street, on the right when traveling west.
241 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Northside District — Clark Hardware Company Building
On West Short Street at North Broadway (U.S. 27/68), on the left when traveling east on West Short Street.
242 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Northside District — 1613 — Col. Robert Patterson (1753-1827) / Patterson Cabin
On West 3rd Street west of North Mill Street, on the right when traveling west.
243 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Northside District — 1440 — Fayette County
On West Main Street (U.S. 421).
244 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Northside District — Fayette County World War I Memorial — 1917           1919
On West Main Street near U.S. 421N.
245 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Northside District — 2460 — Florence Crittenton Home
On West 4th Street north of Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling north.
246 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Northside District — 5 — From Enslaved to Community Activist / The Original Power Couple — 1871 — Downtown African-American Heritage Trail —
On North Limestone Street at East Short Street, on the right when traveling north on North Limestone Street.
247 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Northside District — 10 — From Enslaved to the Presidency / From Slavery to Liberation — 1871 — Downtown African-American Heritage Trail —
On West Second Street at Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling west on West Second Street.
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248 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Northside District — 11 — Groundbreaking Doctor — 1903 — Downtown African-American Heritage Trail —
On North Limestone at Rand Avenue, on the left when traveling east on North Limestone.
249 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Northside District — 2245 — Hampton Court
On Hampton Court north of West 3rd Street, in the median.
250 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Northside District — 2193 — Lewis and Clark in Kentucky / George Shannon
On North Upper Street at West 3rd Street, on the right when traveling south on North Upper Street.
251 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Northside District — 7 — Lexington's Long History with Slavery / Driven by Money — 1820 — Downtown African-American Heritage Trail —
On North Limestone Street at West Short Street, on the left when traveling north on North Limestone Street.
252 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Northside District — 12 — Mary Todd Lincoln
On West Short Street.
253 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Northside District — 1406 — Old Morrison / Transylvania Alumni
Near West 3rd Street, near North Upper Street, on the right when traveling west.
254 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Northside District — 2538 — Paul Laurence Dunbar High School — 1922-1967
On North Upper Street south of West 6th Street, on the right when traveling south.
255 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Northside District — 2197 — Sayre Female Institute / David Austin Sayre — / 1793-1870
On North Limestone west of Templeman Street, on the right when traveling east.
256 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Northside District — 1445 — School Of Medicine
On West 2nd Street at North Broadway Street (U.S. 27 & 68), on the right when traveling west on West 2nd Street.
257 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Northside District — 1784 — Silversmith Shop
On Mill Street at Short Street, on the right when traveling north on Mill Street.
258 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Northside District — 2122 — Slavery in Fayette Co. / Cheapside Slave Auction Block
On West Short Street at North Upper Street on West Short Street.
259 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Northside District — 2468 — St. Paul Catholic Church
On West Short Street at Algonquin Street, on the left when traveling south on West Short Street.
260 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Northside District — 1714 — Thomas Hunt Morgan / Genetic Research
On North Broadway Street (U.S. 27 & 68) north of West 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north.
261 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Northside District — 1780 — Thomas Satterwhite Noble
On West Third Street at Blackburn Avenue on West Third Street.
262 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Northside District — Transylvania — Pioneer College of the West
On West 3rd Street at North Mill Street, on the right when traveling east on West 3rd Street.
263 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Northside District — 65 — Transylvania University
On West 3rd. Street, 0.1 miles west of Market Street, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
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264 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Northside District — 741 — U.S. Vice President
On Cheapside at West Short Street on Cheapside.
265 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Ohio/Chestnut Street — 2357 — Old Episcopal Burying Ground / Burials in the Cemetery
On East Third Street north of Elm Tree Lane, on the right when traveling north.
266 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Old Richmond Road Corridor — 1483 — Pioneer Leaders Founded Church
On Walnut Hill Road, 0.1 miles west of Old Richmond Road (U.S. 25/421), on the right when traveling west.
267 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Palomar — 1783 — Cedar Hall - Helm Place
On Bowman Mill Road, on the right when traveling north.
268 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Pleasant Green Hill — 1806 — Historic Land
On West Maxwell Street (U.S. 60) at Patterson Street, on the right when traveling east on West Maxwell Street.
269 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Speigle Heights — 9 — Fort Clay
On West High Street (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling east.
270 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, West Gardenside — 1555 — Kenton's Blue Hole
On Parkers Mill Road (Kentucky Route 1968) north of Chinquapin Lane, on the left when traveling north.
271 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, West Suburb — 2261 — Mary Todd Lincoln House
On West Main Street (U.S. 25, 421) at Tucker Street, on the left when traveling west on West Main Street.
272 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, West Suburb — 1552 — Pioneer Burying Ground
On West Main Street (Route 421, 25) at Felix Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
273 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, West Suburb — 11 — Todd House
Near West Main Street (U.S. 421).
274 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, West Suburb — 1556 — Town Branch
On West Main Street (U.S. 421, 25) 0.2 miles west of Algonquin Street, on the left when traveling west.
275 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, West Suburb — 2296 — Vertner Woodson Tandy — 1885 - 1949
On Main Street (U.S. 25, 421) west of Jefferson Street (Kentucky Route 1928), on the left when traveling west.
276 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington, Woodward Heights — 2477 — Historic Botherum
On Madison Place south of West High Street (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling south.

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