National Register of Historic Places

Pepper, James E., Distillery

Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
Listed
February 11, 2009
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
09000006

About this property

James E. Pepper is an American whiskey brand. The brand is named after a historic American whiskey maker with that name who built and operated a distillery in Lexington, Kentucky, and marketed his whiskey under his family's brand name "Old Pepper" and under his own name. The brand's distillery, known as the Henry Clay distillery and later as the Old Pepper distillery and James E. Pepper distillery, was shut down in 1967 and was left abandoned for more than 50 years until Amir Peay (an entrepreneur with no relationship to the prior brand owners) purchased the historic distillery site and relaunched the brand name in 2008. Distilling resumed at the site in 2017.

Location

1200 Manchester St.
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
38.05599, -84.51871

Categories

INDUSTRY
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Sources

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

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Nearby Battles

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When was Pepper, James E., Distillery listed on the National Register?

Pepper, James E., Distillery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 11, 2009.

What type of historic resource is Pepper, James E., Distillery?

Pepper, James E., Distillery is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Pepper, James E., Distillery is recorded as the industrial era.

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