Lexington Public Library's Historic Locations Walking Tour
Join us for a walking tour of Lexington Public Library's historic downtown locations! The full tour is available as a single MP3, or you can download individual tracks. For the single MP3, music will play between the stops. You can pause the track while you walk between stops.
This tour covers a walking distance of 1.1 miles.
Please note: We prioritized the ease of the walk rather than the chronological order of the library locations.
The music clips used in this tour are from “Walking Barefoot on Grass” by Kai Engel, and are used with a CCBY license. It is available here.
Tour Stop
2
Founding of Lexington Library Company (1795)
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Tour Stop Address
380 West Main Street
Tour Stop
5
Transylvania Seminary (1795)
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Tour Stop Address
Gratz Park, Third Street Sidewalk
Tour Stop
6
Former Library Building Location (1866): The Wall along Market Street
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Tour Stop Address
Corner of Market and Church Streets
Tour Stop
7
McCullough's Apothecary (1799)
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Tour Stop Address
Northeast Corner of Market and Short Streets
