HEADLEY-WHITNEY 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 Headley-Whitney Museum is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and is a museum of decorative arts and antiques. Founded in 1968 by George Headley and his wife, Martha Whitney Headley, the museum is dedicated to preserving and displaying the couple's collection of antiques, art, and artifacts. The museum is housed in a 3.2-acre estate, originally designed by renowned architect John Russell Pope. The estate boasts a main house, a carriage house, and a separate museum building.

The museum's collection includes folk art, Americana, furniture, and silver from the 18th and 19th centuries. Also on display are decorative objects from Europe, Asia, and Africa. Visitors to the museum can view the Headley-Whitney Collection, which includes works by well-known Kentucky artists such as Mary S. Morgan, Edward Troye, and Alexander Pope.

In addition to the permanent collection, the museum hosts temporary exhibitions throughout the year. These exhibitions focus on topics such as Kentucky folk art, American furniture, and ceramics. The museum also offers educational programs, such as art classes, lectures, and workshops. The museum also has a library, where visitors can research antique decorative arts and furniture.

The Headley-Whitney Museum is a testament to the Headley's commitment to preserving and sharing their passion for antiques and art. The museum is open to the public and provides visitors with an opportunity to learn about the past and appreciate the beauty of decorative arts.

HEADLEY-WHITNEY MUSEUM is a Art Museum in LEXINGTON KY. US MID #8402100262

The museum is classed as ART (Art 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). Total revenue from most recent IRS 990 Form: $ 337,458 from tax period 201206 (YYYYMM).

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.
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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HEADLEY-WHITNEY MUSEUM INC
4435 OLD FRANKFORT PIKE
LEXINGTON
KY
40510-9657

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HEADLEY-WHITNEY MUSEUM Information

MID # 8402100262
Name HEADLEY-WHITNEY MUSEUM INC
Alternate Name HEADLEY-WHITNEY MUSEUM
Classification Art Museums, , Southeastern
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) 610850306
NTEECC A51
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM) 201206
INCOME 369,452
REVENUE 337,458
LAT/LONG 38.09503, -84.610458
CODES FIPS State Code: 21
FIPS County Code: 067
US Census Tract: 003701
US Census Block: 1001