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The Gratz Park Historic District consists of 16 contributing buildings including the Hunt-Morgan House, the Bodley-Bullock House, the original Carnegie Library, which now houses the Carnegie Center for Literature and Learning, and several other private residences. Gratz Park occupies a tract of land that was established in 1781 outside the ...
The Kentucky Theatre is a historic cinema in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, United States, that first opened in October 1922. The building is currently owned by the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government and leased to a non-profit that shows films and hosts concerts and events.
The Lexington Opera House is a theatre located at 401 West Short Street in downtown Lexington, Kentucky. Built in 1886, the Opera House replaced the former theatre, located on the corner of Main and Broadway, after fire destroyed it in January 1886. [ 1 ]
Bell Court is a neighborhood and historic district immediately southeast of Downtown Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Its boundaries are East Main Street to the south, Walton Avenue to the south, Midland Avenue to the north, and Boonesborough Avenue to the east.
In 2010, the Urban County Council of Lexington allotted $6 million to revive and reopen the theater under a new mission as a center for art, community, history, and education. [3] The renovated building seats 540 in its proscenium theater and now includes an African-American culture museum, rotating gallery, courtyard, and 325-capacity multi ...
The Central Bank Center (formerly known as Lexington Center) is an entertainment, convention and sports complex located on an 11-acre (45,000 m 2) site in downtown Lexington, Kentucky. [1] It features a convention center, the Hyatt Regency Hotel, and Rupp Arena .
Skyline of Lexington A portion of downtown Lexington in 2006. Kincaid Towers along Vine Street. The urban development patterns of Lexington, Kentucky, confined within an urban growth boundary protecting its famed horse farms, include greenbelts and expanses of land between it and the surrounding towns. This has been done to preserve the region ...
The Downtown Commercial District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [2] Lexington's street grid was platted beginning in 1780, and the Downtown Commercial District is contained within the oldest part of the city. The district is roughly bounded by Church St, N Limestone St, E Short St, E Main St, W Main St, and N ...