The Downtown Commercial District in Lexington, Kentucky, includes 70 contributing properties, some dating from the early 19th century. Most sites are commercial buildings, but the district also features a courthouse, two monuments, a camel sculpture, a drinking fountain, and a clock. Various architectural styles are represented, including Federal, Greek Revival, Italianate, Victorian, Queen Anne, Richardsonian Romanesque, Beaux Arts, and Modern. Architects include Gideon Shryock, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, H.L. Rowe, Frankel & Curtis, and McKim, Mead & White. Also included within the district are 17 noncontributing properties. The Downtown Commercial District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. With
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 Mill St.
Contributing properties Some buildings in the district were constructed after fires in 1875 and in 1917 destroyed previous buildings, and other historic buildings were destroyed by urban renewal. This list of contributing properties includes the street group and where available the name, year, address, architect, and style of each building.
Cheapside Fayette Safety Vault and Trust Company Building (1890) NRHP, 111-113 Cheapside, H.L. Rowe, Victorian Robert S. Todd Store Building (c1807), 115-117 Cheapside, Federal Second National Bank Building (1955), 119-121 Cheapside, Nicholas Warfield Gratz, Neoclassical Payne Building (1891), 125-127 Cheapside, Victorian Loughridge Building (1895), 129-131 Cheapside, H.L. Rowe, Richardsonian Romanesque
Church Street Building (1935), 108-114 Church St
North Limestone Street Thomas Lyons Building (c1875), 109-113 N Limestone St, Italianate Lyons Block (c1875), 106-108 N Limestone St, Italianate Lyons Block (c1875), 110-112 N Limestone St, Italianate James McCormick Building (c1875), 122 N Limestone St, Italianate Harold Fine Building (1920), 124-128 N Limestone St, Arts and Crafts movement David Clohesey Building (c1875), 130-132 N Limestone St, Italianate Gratz Real Estate Building (1920), 131-137 N Limestone St, possibly Nicholas Warfield Gratz, Colonial Revival Charles Berryman Building (c1915), 134-136 N Limestone St, Colonial Revival Piggly Wiggly Store (c1920), 139-143 N Limestone St Building (c1920), 147 N Limestone St Feeney's Shoe Store Building (c1920), 149-153 N Limestone St Hotel (c1928), 155 N Limestone St Hotel (1928), 159 N Limestone St, Arts and Crafts
East Main Street Waters Block, AKA Lyons Block (c1875), 101-109 E Main St, Italianate Hallmark House (c1923), 111 E Main St, Frankel & Curtis Benton Ross Todd Company Building, AKA Charles Berryman Building (1920), 113-117 E Main St, possibly Frank L. Smith, Beaux Arts Nunan Building (1912, possibly 1860s), 123-125 E Main St, Neoclassical Carty Block (c1871), 129-131 E Main St, Italianate Byrnes & Hall Drug Store (c1920), 133 E Main St Lexington Steam Laundry Company (c1890), 135 E Main St Old Bank of Commerce Building (c1918), 137 E Main St, possibly Frankel & Curtis, Neoclassical Lexington Laundry Company (c1929), 139 E Main St, Art Deco Graham Building (1902), 141-143 E Main St, possibly H.L. Rowe, Neoclassical
West Main Street John B. Johnson's Saddlery (1830s), 101-103 W Main St, Federal Odd Fellows Temple (1869) NRHP, 115-119 W Main St, Cincinnatus Shryock, Italianate Skuller's Clock (c1910), 119 W Main St, Brown Street Clocks, Neoclassical Randall Building Bogaert's Jewelry Store (1870s) NRHP, 127-129 W Main St, possibly Phelix L. Lundin, Italianate Higgins Block (c1872) NRHP, 145-151 W Main St, John McMurtry, Italianate Fayette National Bank Building (1913) NRHP, 159-167 W Main St, McKim, Mead & White, Beaux Arts McAdams and Morford Building (1849) NRHP, 200-210 W Main St, Italianate Fayette County Courthouse (1900), 215 W Main St, Lehman & Schmitt, Richardsonian Romanesque John Hunt Morgan Memorial (1910) NRHP, Corner W Main & N Upper Sts, Pompeo Coppini Ellis Fountain (1921), 215 W Main St Union Station Camel (c1920), Corner W Main St & Cheapside John C. Breckinridge Memorial (1887) NRHP, Cheapside between W Short & W Main Sts, Edward Virginius Valentine Lexington City National Bank Building (1904) NRHP, 259-265 W Main St, Richards, McCarty & Bulford, Beaux Arts Benjamin Winslow Dudley Hospital (c1834), 301-305 W Main St, Federal Wilgus Block (c1805 or c1872), 309-315 W Main St, Italianate
North Mill Street James Dunn House (1807), 108-110 N Mill St, Federal Richardson Building (1900), 109 N Mill St, Neoclassical Robert Peter Building (1890), 115-117 N Mill St, Italianate Geary & Roche Plumbing Company Building (1871), 119 N Mill St, Italianate Margaret Price Building (1915), 121 N Mill St Monsieur Giron's Confectionary (1829) NRHP, 125 N Mill St, Greek Revival
West Short Street Alexander Hotel (c1875), 102-110 W Short St, Italianate Merrick Lodge #31 (c1893), 101-105 W Short St, H.L. Rowe, Neoclassical Morton Realty Company Building (1928), 107 Short St Still Building (1925), 129-131 W Short St Remington Rand Building (1928), 133 W Short St, Tudor Revival Messick Building (1928), 155-157 W Short St, possibly Frankel & Curtis, Neoclassical McClelland Building (1901), 159-167 W Short St, Richards, McCarty & Bulford; Arthur Giannini, Beaux Arts Guarantee Bank & Trust Company Building (1924), 201-211 W Short St, Art Deco Old First National Bank Building (1895), 215-219 W Short St, possibly H.L. Rowe, Beaux Arts Northern Bank Building (1890), 249-257 W Short St, H.L. Rowe, Victorian Northern Bank Building (1890), 259-267 W Short St, H.L. Rowe, Victorian Security Trust Building (1905), 267-275 W Short St, Richards, McCarty & Bulford, Beaux Arts Harting Block (1905), 300 W Short St, H.L. Rowe, Neoclassical Old U.S. Post Office (c1825), 315 Short St, Federal Lewis Ramsey Meat Market (1870s), 310-312 W Short St, Italianate Hotel Reed Annex (c1901), 313-315 W Short St, Martin Geertz, Queen Anne Campbell Building (c1886), 316-318 W Short St, probably H.L. Rowe, Greek Revival
North Upper Street Chinn & Todd Building (1896), 108 N Upper St, possibly Aldenburg & Scott Clay-Worsley Building (c1805), 110-112 N Upper St, Federal Berkley, Guthrie & Watson Building (1885), 114-116 N Upper St, H.L. Rowe, Victorian Berkley, Guthrie & Watson Addition (c1891), 118-120 N Upper St, possibly H.L. Rowe, Victorian Walter Warfield Building (1806), 122-124 N Upper St, possibly Mathias Shryock, Georgian
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