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Fayette County—originally Fayette County, Virginia—was established by the Virginia General Assembly in June 1780, when it abolished and subdivided Kentucky County into three counties: Fayette, Jefferson and Lincoln. Together, these counties and those set off from them later in that decade separated from Virginia in 1792 to become the ...
This list of cemeteries in Kentucky includes currently operating, historical (closed for new interments), and defunct (graves abandoned or removed) cemeteries, columbaria, and mausolea which are historical and/or notable.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Fayette County, Kentucky, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.
This is a list of properties and historic districts in Kentucky that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There are listings in all of Kentucky's 120 counties . The locations of National Register properties and districts (at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below), may be seen in an online map by ...
Longview Farm House – A Italianate and Greek Revival style home; built 1851; Martin Castle (Fayette County) – European-inspired castle built by Rex and Caroline Martin. Currently serves as a hotel; built 1969 [4] Mary Todd Lincoln House – Home of former first lady, Mary Todd Lincoln; built c. 1803
Boone's Station, initially known as Boone's New Station to distinguish it from the fort which is now known as Boonesborough, was the home of Daniel Boone, the famed frontiersman, from 1779 [1] until 1782. Athens at the time was named "Cross Plains" [2] and Boone's son Israel established the fort nearby in 1776.
The Old Fayette County Courthouse (Kentucky) is a mixed-use commercial and civic office building located at 215 West Main Street in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, USA. It was originally built in 1898–1900 and designed by Cleveland -based architects Lehman & Schmitt, the fifth structure to be used as the Fayette County Courthouse . [ 1 ]
This contrasts with the rest of rural Fayette County, which has been more intensively developed, especially for horse farms, and is much more regular topographically. The quality of the Boone Creek Rural Historic District is still good despite the number of buildings considered non-contributing by virtue of their modern construction dates.