Clay, Henry, Law Office
National Register of Historic Places

Clay, Henry, Law Office

Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
Listed
March 10, 1971
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
71000340

About this property

Henry Clay's Law Office was the law office of American statesman Henry Clay in Lexington, Kentucky from 1803 to 1810; it is one of the few professional buildings still standing from that time. Clay received formal legal education at the College of William and Mary in Virginia, studying under George Wythe. Clay prepared for the bar by working with the Virginia attorney general, Robert Brooke, and he was admitted in 1797. As a young lawyer seeking to establish a successful law practice, Clay relocated to Lexington in November 1797. In 1803, Clay built and occupied the building located on Mill Street near his wife's family residence. The one-story brick structure measures a mere 20 by 22 feet. Clay occupied the office while serving in the Kentucky Legislature and in the United States Senate. In 1830, the law office was incorporated into a larger building, and the original roof was removed. The State of Kentucky purchased the building in 1969, and restoration was completed in 1971. The law office is now owned by the First Presbyterian Church. National Register of Historic Places listings in Fayette County, Kentucky

Location

176 N. Mill St.
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
38.04958, -84.49695

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Battles

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Clay, Henry, Law Office was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 10, 1971.

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Clay, Henry, Law Office is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Clay, Henry, Law Office is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1803.

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