Lexington Cemetery

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Lexington Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery in Lexington, Kentucky, known as the resting place of many prominent political and cultural figures.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cemetery
historic place
rural cemetery
area approximately 170 acres
country United States
dateListedOnNRHP 1974-03-05
foundedBy Lexington Cemetery Company
linked to: Lexington Cemetery
hasArchitecturalStyle Victorian funerary art
hasCategory Burials in Kentucky
Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky
Protected areas of Fayette County, Kentucky
Tourist attractions in Lexington, Kentucky
hasCoordinateLocation 38.0606°N 84.4947°W
hasFlora notable collection of trees
ornamental plantings
hasLandscapeStyle rural cemetery movement
hasNotableBurial Henry Clay
Henry Clay Jr.
James Lane Allen
John C. Breckinridge
John Cabell Breckinridge Castleman (cenotaph/association)
John Hunt Morgan
linked to: John H. Morgan

Levi Todd
Madeline McDowell Breckinridge
Mary Todd Lincoln family members
William “King” Solomon
hasStructure Confederate Soldiers Monument in Lexington
Henry Clay Monument
Union Soldiers Monument
arboretum-like plantings
lake
hasUse active burial ground
public park-like space
hasWebsite https://www.lexcem.org/
heritageDesignation National Register of Historic Places listing
inception 1848
locatedIn Lexington, Kentucky
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Fayette County, Kentucky
Kentucky
NRHPReferenceNumber 74000873
openToPublic yes
ownedBy Lexington Cemetery Company
linked to: Lexington Cemetery
postalCode 40508
streetAddress 833 West Main Street

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John C. Breckinridge burialPlace Lexington Cemetery
Robert Smith Todd burialPlace Lexington Cemetery
John H. Morgan burialPlace Lexington Cemetery
Lexington Cemetery governedBy Lexington Cemetery Company
linked to: Lexington Cemetery
Lexington Cemetery ownedBy Lexington Cemetery Company
linked to: Lexington Cemetery
Lexington Cemetery ownedBy Lexington Cemetery Company
linked to: Lexington Cemetery
Lexington Cemetery foundedBy Lexington Cemetery Company
linked to: Lexington Cemetery
Gordon Granger burialPlace Lexington Cemetery
subject linked to: Major General Gordon Granger
Mary Desha buriedAt Lexington Cemetery
James Lane Allen burialPlace Lexington Cemetery
Lexington, Kentucky hasAttraction Lexington Cemetery
subject linked to: Lexington
George Nicholas burialPlace Lexington Cemetery (probable or traditional attribution)
subject linked to: Colonel George Nicholas
linked to: Lexington Cemetery