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January 24, 2024

After several years of vacancy, there might hope of rebirth for the former Epworth Methodist Church in Lexington, Kentucky. Located at the corner of North Martin Luther King Boulevard and Rand Avenue, the circa 1918 church has seen its share of different users, and a new development plan proposes to convert the church into 20 (read more)

Categories: Fayette County, Kentucky churches

Tags: #adaptivereuse, #epworthmethodistchurch, #historicchurch, #kentuckyarchitecture, #lexingtonky

November 15, 2019

When I was in graduate school, I wrote a very bad paper about the changes wrought on one block of East Main Street. Every time I walk past what was once known as the “Ben Snyder Block,” I cringe at the memory of my poor research skills, lack of engagement with the assignment, and procrastination (read more)

Categories: Fayette County, Historic architecture

Tags: #adaptivereuse, #artdeco, #kentuckyarchitecture, #lexingtonky

May 7, 2016

The American Revolution was not only a political liberation, but a cultural one too – and I think the best way to visualize that cultural revolution is to look at the architecture produced in this country during the 19th century. The classical world was put on a pedestal, and one of the styles to emerge (read more)

Categories: Architecture, Bluegrass, Historic Preservation, Kentucky architecture, Kentucky history, Madison County

Tags: #adaptivereuse, #claylancaster, #colonelwilliamholloway, #greekrevival, #kentuckyarchitecture, #richmondky

March 16, 2016

In my family lore, there is a not-so-mythical place known as “back seat land.” As a frequent occupant of this space, landscapes and buildings that filter through my memory are most often framed by the dimensions of the back seat car window, and many a long winding road trip was enlivened by peeks of historic (read more)

Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, National Register of Historic Places, Other Places, Schools, Tourism, Vernacular, Virginia history

Tags: #adaptivereuse, #blueridgemountains, #buenavistahotel, #queenannestyle, #southernseminary

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