National Register of Historic Places - Kentucky (KY), Fayette County

Fayette County Kentucky (Vacant / Not In Use) has 14 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Higgins Block and Payne, Henry, House, DeLong Agricultural Implements Warehouse, Featherston, Edmonson and Clark Houses and Hall, Augustus, House.

The famous person Dennis Mulligan is associated with one of more of the Fayette County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Fayette County places including John McMurtry, Herman L. Rowe, John F. Wilson, Forbes and Taylor, Arthur Giannini and H. Herrington. Prominent architectural styles found in Fayette Country are Federal, Greek Revival and Bungalow/Craftsman.

DeLong Agricultural Implements Warehouse (added 1980 - - #80001512)

Patterson St. , Lexington

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Warehouse

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Featherston, Edmonson and Clark Houses (added 1983 - - #83002761)

218, 226 and 232 E. Maxwell St. , Lexington

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Stick/Eastlake

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Hall, Augustus, House (added 1980 - - #78001316)

165 Barr St. , Lexington

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Higgins Block (added 1977 - - #77000613)

Also known as Fayette Cigar Store Building

145--151 W. Main St. , Lexington

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

McMurtry,John

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Second Empire, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Financial Institution

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Innes House (added 1983 - - #83002762)

Off Lemons Mill Rd. , Centerville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Lexington Dry Goods Company Building (added 1988 - - #88000182)

Also known as Ades--Lexington Dry Goods Building

249--251 E. Main St. , Lexington

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Giannini,Arthur, Rowe,Herman L.

Architectural Style:

Chicago

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Lincoln, Mary Todd, House (added 1971 - - #71000341)

574 W. Main St. , Lexington

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Morton, Will, Tavern Stand (added 1978 - - #78001321)

137 S. Limestone St. , Lexington

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Mulligan,Dennis

Significant Year:

1810

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Restaurant, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

New Zion Historic District (added 2008 - - #08001118)

4972 Newtown Pike through 5200 Newtown Pike, and 103-135 New Zion Rd. , Fayette

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Black

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Business, Cemetery, Outdoor Recreation, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Unoccupied Land

Current Function:

Domestic, Funerary, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Business, Cemetery, Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling, Unoccupied Land

Payne, Henry, House (added 1983 - - #83002767)

Off U.S. 421 , Lexington

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Pepper, James E., Distillery (added 2009 - - #09000006)

Also known as Henry Clap Distillery

1200 Manchester St. , Lexington

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Energy Facility, Manufacturing Facility, Water Works

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Business, Warehouse

Russell School (added 2006 - - #06000215)

201 W. Fifth St. , Lexington

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Education, Black

Period of Significance:

1950-1974

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Sanchez, Milton, Storage Warehouse (added 1982 - - #80001521)

Merino St. , Lexington

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Warehouse

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Southern Railway Passenger Depot (added 1987 - - #87001364)

Also known as Southern Depot

701 S. Broadway , Lexington

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Herrington,H.

Architectural Style:

Other, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use