TRANSYLVANIA MUSEUM

LEXINGTON, KY

Lexington Financial Center, Main Street and Mill Street, Lexington, KY Built in 1987, this Postmodern-style skyscraper was designed by Sherman Carter Barnhart for the Webb Companies to serve as the headquarters of the Webb Companies, as well as a commercial office building. The building is the tallest building in Lexington, standing 31 stories and 410 feet (125 meters) tall. The building features a blue-tinted glass exterior, an octagonal footprint, a trapezoid-shaped roof, and a plaza around the base. The building today houses the Lexington offices of Fifth Third Bank, among other office tenants.
Lexington Financial Center, Main Street and Mill Street, Lexington, KY Credit: w_lemay

The Transylvania Museum in Lexington, Kentucky stands as a tribute to the city’s rich history and culture. Located in the heart of downtown, the Transylvania Museum offers a unique look into the past. The museum’s main exhibit, “The History of Transylvania,” showcases artifacts and objects from the city’s past, including original manuscripts and documents, photographs, maps, and artifacts. The museum also houses a library, which contains books and other materials related to Transylvania’s history.

The museum’s permanent exhibits feature various aspects of Transylvania’s past, from its first settlement in 1775 to its current status as a vibrant and diverse city. Visitors can explore the development of the area’s industries, its involvement in the Civil War, and its role in the American Revolution. The museum also offers temporary exhibits, which focus on topics such as the city’s many ethnic and cultural groups and the area’s natural environment.

The Transylvania Museum is one of the most popular attractions in Lexington. The museum is open seven days a week, and admission is free. The museum also offers educational programs, lectures, and other events throughout the year, making it a great place to explore Transylvania’s past and gain a better understanding of its present.

TRANSYLVANIA MUSEUM is a Uncategorized or General Museum in LEXINGTON KY. US MID #8402100018

The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Southeastern (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia).

Lexington Financial Center, Main Street and Mill Street, Lexington, KY Built in 1987, this Postmodern-style skyscraper was designed by Sherman Carter Barnhart for the Webb Companies to serve as the headquarters of the Webb Companies, as well as a commercial office building. The building is the tallest building in Lexington, standing 31 stories and 410 feet (125 meters) tall. The building features a blue-tinted glass exterior, an octagonal footprint, a trapezoid-shaped roof, and a plaza around the base. The building today houses the Lexington offices of Fifth Third Bank, among other office tenants.
Lexington Financial Center, Main Street and Mill Street, Lexington, KY Built in 1987, this Postmodern-style skyscraper was designed by Sherman Carter Barnhart for the Webb Companies to serve as the headquarters of the Webb Companies, as well as a commercial office building. The building is the tallest building in Lexington, standing 31 stories and 410 feet (125 meters) tall. The building features a blue-tinted glass exterior, an octagonal footprint, a trapezoid-shaped roof, and a plaza around the base. The building today houses the Lexington offices of Fifth Third Bank, among other office tenants.
Lexington Financial Center, Main Street and Mill Street, Lexington, KY Built in 1987, this Postmodern-style skyscraper was designed by Sherman Carter Barnhart for the Webb Companies to serve as the headquarters of the Webb Companies, as well as a commercial office building. The building is the tallest building in Lexington, standing 31 stories and 410 feet (125 meters) tall. The building features a blue-tinted glass exterior, an octagonal footprint, a trapezoid-shaped roof, and a plaza around the base. The building today houses the Lexington offices of Fifth Third Bank, among other office tenants.
Lexington Financial Center, Main Street and Mill Street, Lexington, KY Built in 1987, this Postmodern-style skyscraper was designed by Sherman Carter Barnhart for the Webb Companies to serve as the headquarters of the Webb Companies, as well as a commercial office building. The building is the tallest building in Lexington, standing 31 stories and 410 feet (125 meters) tall. The building features a blue-tinted glass exterior, an octagonal footprint, a trapezoid-shaped roof, and a plaza around the base. The building today houses the Lexington offices of Fifth Third Bank, among other office tenants.
Lexington Financial Center, Main Street and Mill Street, Lexington, KY Built in 1987, this Postmodern-style skyscraper was designed by Sherman Carter Barnhart for the Webb Companies to serve as the headquarters of the Webb Companies, as well as a commercial office building. The building is the tallest building in Lexington, standing 31 stories and 410 feet (125 meters) tall. The building features a blue-tinted glass exterior, an octagonal footprint, a trapezoid-shaped roof, and a plaza around the base. The building today houses the Lexington offices of Fifth Third Bank, among other office tenants.
Lexington Financial Center, Main Street and Mill Street, Lexington, KY Built in 1987, this Postmodern-style skyscraper was designed by Sherman Carter Barnhart for the Webb Companies to serve as the headquarters of the Webb Companies, as well as a commercial office building. The building is the tallest building in Lexington, standing 31 stories and 410 feet (125 meters) tall. The building features a blue-tinted glass exterior, an octagonal footprint, a trapezoid-shaped roof, and a plaza around the base. The building today houses the Lexington offices of Fifth Third Bank, among other office tenants.
Lexington Financial Center, Main Street and Mill Street, Lexington, KY Built in 1987, this Postmodern-style skyscraper was designed by Sherman Carter Barnhart for the Webb Companies to serve as the headquarters of the Webb Companies, as well as a commercial office building. The building is the tallest building in Lexington, standing 31 stories and 410 feet (125 meters) tall. The building features a blue-tinted glass exterior, an octagonal footprint, a trapezoid-shaped roof, and a plaza around the base. The building today houses the Lexington offices of Fifth Third Bank, among other office tenants.
Lexington Financial Center, Main Street and Mill Street, Lexington, KY Built in 1987, this Postmodern-style skyscraper was designed by Sherman Carter Barnhart for the Webb Companies to serve as the headquarters of the Webb Companies, as well as a commercial office building. The building is the tallest building in Lexington, standing 31 stories and 410 feet (125 meters) tall. The building features a blue-tinted glass exterior, an octagonal footprint, a trapezoid-shaped roof, and a plaza around the base. The building today houses the Lexington offices of Fifth Third Bank, among other office tenants.
Lexington Financial Center, Main Street and Mill Street, Lexington, KY Built in 1987, this Postmodern-style skyscraper was designed by Sherman Carter Barnhart for the Webb Companies to serve as the headquarters of the Webb Companies, as well as a commercial office building. The building is the tallest building in Lexington, standing 31 stories and 410 feet (125 meters) tall. The building features a blue-tinted glass exterior, an octagonal footprint, a trapezoid-shaped roof, and a plaza around the base. The building today houses the Lexington offices of Fifth Third Bank, among other office tenants.
Lexington Financial Center, Main Street and Mill Street, Lexington, KY Built in 1987, this Postmodern-style skyscraper was designed by Sherman Carter Barnhart for the Webb Companies to serve as the headquarters of the Webb Companies, as well as a commercial office building. The building is the tallest building in Lexington, standing 31 stories and 410 feet (125 meters) tall. The building features a blue-tinted glass exterior, an octagonal footprint, a trapezoid-shaped roof, and a plaza around the base. The building today houses the Lexington offices of Fifth Third Bank, among other office tenants.
Old Fayette County Courthouse, Main Street and Upper Street, Lexington, KY Built in 1898-1900, this Richardsonian Romanesque Revival-style building was designed by Lehman and Schmitt to serve as the Fayette County Courthouse, and is the fifth courthouse to serve Fayette County, replacing a previous courthouse, built in 1887, and destroyed by fire in 1897. The building underwent significant alterations in the 1960s and 1970s, destroying many original interior features, in order to accommodate the growing and changing needs of the Fayette County Courts. The building features a rough-hewn stone exterior, a hipped roof, a tall central tower with a semi-domed roof, wall dormers with clock faces, a lantern, arched window bays with one-over-one double-hung windows, and corner pinnacles, a cornice with modillions, decorative stone piers, arched panels above the third floor windows, gabled dormer, and entrances with arched transoms. The building is a contributing structure in the Lexington Downtown Commercial Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The building ceased to function as the Fayette County Courthouse upon the completion of the Robert F. Stephens Courthouse in 2001. The building today houses the Lexington Visitor Center and civic offices, after being rehabilitated in 2017-2018.
Lexington City National Bank Building, Main Street and Cheapside, Lexington, KY Built in 1904-1905, this Beaux Arts-style building was designed by Richards, McCarty and Bulford and built by George B. Long and the Lexington and Buffalo Company to house the Lexington City National Bank. The building features a red brick exterior, terra cotta cladding at the base and top, decorative sculptural reliefs, one-over-one windows, large window bays at the first floor entrance doors with decorative trim surrounds, rusticated piers at the first floor, arched windows at the seventh floor, a rooftop balustrade, a cornice with modillions and dentils, and engaged ionic columns and a suspended metal canopy at the main entrance door on Main Street. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, and is a contributing structure in the Lexington Downtown Commercial Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

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TRANSYLVANIA MUSEUM
300 N BROADWAY
LEXINGTON
KY
40508

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MID # 8402100018
Name TRANSYLVANIA MUSEUM
Alternate Name
Classification Uncategorized or General Museums, , Southeastern
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)
NTEECC
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM)
INCOME 0
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LAT/LONG 38.052102, -84.495369
CODES FIPS State Code: 21
FIPS County Code: 067
US Census Tract: 000200
US Census Block: 3005