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Lexington Public Library's Historic Locations Walking Tour

Map of downtown Lexington with blue stars representing the stops on the tour of historic library locations

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
1

Welcome + Central Library (1989)

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140 East Main Street

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2

Founding of Lexington Library Company (1795)

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380 West Main Street

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3

Giron's Confectionery (1819)

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125 North Mill Street

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4

Carnegie Center for Literacy (1905)

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251 West Second Street

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5

Transylvania Seminary (1795)

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Gratz Park, Third Street Sidewalk

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6

Former Library Building Location (1866): The Wall along Market Street

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Corner of Market and Church Streets

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7

McCullough's Apothecary (1799)

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Northeast Corner of Market and Short Streets

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8

Jordan's Row (1855-1866)

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The Block of North Upper Street Opposite of the Old Courthouse