Lexington History Center

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The Lexington History Center in downtown Lexington, Kentucky is located along East Main Street between North Upper and Cheapside. The facility was the Fayette County Courthouse from 1901 to 2001. The Lexington History Center is host to four museums:

Lexington History Museum: This museum showcases numerous exhibits regarding Lexington's history, and offers numerous programs tailored to all ages.
Lexington Public Safety Museum
Isaac Scott Hathaway Museum: This is centralized around African-American historical artifacts.^[1]
Kentucky Renaissance Pharmacy Museum: This is dedicated to the early history of Bluegrass region pharmacies.

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Cityscape of Lexington, Kentucky

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^ Hewlett, Jennifer. "Black history museum gets new home." Herald-Leader [Lexington] 25 Dec. 2006. 25 Dec. 2006 [1].

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v d e Museums in Kentucky

Art	Kentucky Folk Art Center · Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft · Museum of the American Quilter's Society · Speed Art Museum · University of Kentucky Art Museum

Aviation	Aviation Museum of Kentucky

Biographical	Bill Monroe Museum · General George Patton Museum of Leadership · Muhammad Ali Center · Rosemary Clooney Museum · U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum · Whitney Young Birthplace and Museum

History	Adsmore · Bardstown Historical Museum · Barthell Coal Mining Camp · Big Sandy Heritage Center · Blue Heron Coal Mining Camp · Bluegrass Heritage Museum · Civil War Museum · Coal Miners' Museum · David A. Zegeer Coal-Railroad Museum · Don F. Pratt Memorial Museum · Federal Hill · Frazier International History Museum · Harland Sanders Café and Museum · Highlands Museum and Discovery Center · Historic Locust Grove · Hunt-Morgan House · James A. Ramage Civil War Museum · Kentucky Coal Mining Museum · Lexington History Center · Magoffin County Pioneer Village and Museum · McCreary County Museum · Mountain Homeplace · Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History · Portland Museum · Riverside, The Farnsley-Moremen Landing · Samuel May House · Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History · Thomas Edison House

Rail	Bluegrass Railroad and Museum · Elkhorn City Railroad Museum · The Historic Railpark and Train Museum · Kentucky Railway Museum · Railway Museum of Greater Cincinnati

Religious	Creation Museum · Shaker Museum at South Union

Science & technology	East Kentucky Science Center · Louisville Science Center · Kentucky River Museum · National Corvette Museum

Sports	Kentucky Derby Museum · Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory

Miscellaneous	Callahan Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind · Cumberland Inn Museum · International Bluegrass Music Museum · Garrard County Jail Museum · Vent Haven Museum