F. W. Woolworth Building (Lexington, Kentucky)
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F. W. Woolworth Building | |
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| Location | 106 Main St., Lexington, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates | 38°02′47″N 84°29′51″W / 38.0464°N 84.4975°WCoordinates: 38°02′47″N 84°29′51″W / 38.0464°N 84.4975°W |
| Built | 1946 |
| Architect | Frederick W. Garber |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| NRHP Reference # | 02000924 |
| Added to NRHP | 2002-09-06 |
The Woolworth, F.W., Building was a historic department store building located in Lexington, Kentucky, that served as a retail location for the F. W. Woolworth Company from 1946 to 1990. It was designed by Frederick W. Garber.
The store was the site of civil rights protests against segregation during the 1960s.
After 1990, the city government favored creating a business incubator on the site.[1] However, the building was demolished in 2004 and turned into a parking lot.[2]
See also
- Greensboro sit-ins
- Laurel Homes, also by architect Frederick W. Garber
- Historic Woolworth's in Wilmington, Delaware
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Fayette County, Kentucky
References
- ↑ Ku, Michelle (2002-09-21). "Historic Woolworth Building in Lexington, Ky., to Become a Parking Lot". Lexington Herald-Leader.
- ↑ "Downtown Lexington's Next Loss: Woolworth's". Preservation Magazine. August 2004. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
External links
- NRHP Site Listing with Photos
- F.W. Woolworth at Abandoned
- Woolworth Museum
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