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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Lexington Cemetery Company 4
Lexington Cemetery canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cemetery
historic place
rural cemetery
area approximately 170 acres
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateListedOnNRHP 1974-03-05
foundedBy Lexington Cemetery self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lexington Cemetery Company
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 H. Morgan
surface form: John Hunt Morgan

Levi Todd
Madeline McDowell Breckinridge
Mary Todd Lincoln family members
William “King” Solomon
hasStructure Confederate Soldier Monument in Lexington
surface form: Confederate Soldiers Monument in Lexington

Henry Clay Monument
Union Soldier Monument
surface form: 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
surface form: National Register of Historic Places listing
inception 1848
locatedIn Lexington, Kentucky
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Fayette County, Kentucky NERFINISHED
Kentucky
NRHPReferenceNumber 74000873
openToPublic yes
ownedBy Lexington Cemetery self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lexington Cemetery Company
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, Lexington, Kentucky governedBy Lexington Cemetery
subject surface form: Lexington Cemetery
this entity surface form: Lexington Cemetery Company
Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Kentucky ownedBy Lexington Cemetery
subject surface form: Lexington Cemetery
this entity surface form: Lexington Cemetery Company
Lexington Cemetery ownedBy Lexington Cemetery self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Lexington Cemetery Company
Lexington Cemetery foundedBy Lexington Cemetery self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Lexington Cemetery Company