National Register of Historic Places

Lexington Herald Building

Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
Listed
October 29, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Modern
Ref No.
82001565

About this property

The Lexington Herald Building, also known as the Nunn Building, in Lexington, Kentucky, is a 4-story commercial structure designed by Leon K. Frankel of Frankel & Curtis and constructed in 1917 as headquarters of the Lexington Herald. F. Paul Anderson, dean of the College of Engineering at University of Kentucky, where Frankel was also a professor, consulted on the steel frame of the brick building. The building's ornamentation is minimal, and it includes a denticulated cornice above the fourth floor windows and a parapet. There is a gable in the parapet in the front center holds a decorative scroll displaying an "H" (for Herald). The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. John L. Nunn purchased the Lexington Herald in the 1930s, and the Lexington Herald Building is now more associated with Nunn than with the Herald. The building functioned as office space for various clients until 2006, when it was renovated and expanded as a condominium development. The building address had been 121 North Walnut Street, but Walnut was renamed Martin Luther King Boulevard, and the address is currently 121 N Martin Luther King Blvd.

Location

121 Walnut St.
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
38.04547, -84.49425

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Lexington Herald Building listed on the National Register?

Lexington Herald Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 29, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Lexington Herald Building?

Lexington Herald Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Lexington Herald Building?

The period of significance for Lexington Herald Building is recorded as the modern era, specifically around 1986.

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