Banks and business blocks in Lexington
This tour visits the commercial core, with banks, business blocks, stores and exchange buildings. Most were built to hold shops at street level and offices above.
10 stops, 0.7 miles end to end. Of the stops, 2 are historic districts rather than single buildings.
Distances are straight lines between the coordinates in the National Park Service Register data, so the walk on the street will be longer. Nobody has walked or checked this as a route, and a listing does not mean a place is open to visitors. Stops last changed Oct 16, 2026.
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Map
Coordinates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data, or from Wikidata where the spatial data has no point. The solid line joins the stops in walking order and is not a street route. Listings with a restricted address in the Register are never mapped and never become stops. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.
Walking order
- 1North Limestone Commercial DistrictN. Limestone St. between Church and 3rd Sts.Historic district · listed 1983start
- 2Henry Clay Law Office176 N. Mill St.Building · listed 19710.1 mi from stop 1
- 3Lexington City National Bank Building259-265 W. Main St.Building · listed 19800.1 mi from stop 2
- 4Fayette National Bank Building159-167 W. Main St.Building · listed 1980282 ft from stop 3
- 5Fayette National Bank (Boundary Increase)167 W. Main St.Building · listed 2014same block from stop 4
- 6Higgins Block145--151 W. Main St.Building · listed 197771 ft from stop 5
- 7Downtown Commercial DistrictRoughly bounded by Main, Church, Walnut Sts., and BroadwayHistoric district · listed 1983113 ft from stop 6
- 8Randall Building Bogaert's Jewelry Store127--129 W. Main St.Building · listed 1982same block from stop 7
- 9Lexington-Fayette County Government Building Block200-228 E. Main St.Building · listed 19830.2 mi from stop 8
- 10Wolf Wile Department Store Building248--250 E. Main St.Building · listed 1996465 ft from stop 9
0.7 straight-line miles over 9 legs.
Taking it along
- Download the route as GPXFor a handheld GPS or a phone app
- Open all 10 stops in Google MapsSet the mode to walking once it opens
- Open the first stop in Apple MapsThe Apple Maps web link carries one destination, so this is stop 1 only
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Local history books for Lexington
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- History Lover's Guide to Lexington and Central KentuckyOckerman, Foster, Jr and Peter Brackney, 2020Find at Bookshop.org
Kentucky travel guides
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