Lexington, Kentucky: The Athens of the West, was produced
by the National Park Service (NPS), U.S. Department of the Interior,
in cooperation with the Kentucky Department of Travel, Bluegrass
Trust for Historic Preservation, Transylvania University, Kentucky
Heritage Council, and the National Conference of State Historic
Preservation Officers (NCSHPO). It was created under the direction
of Carol D. Shull, Keeper of the National Register of Historic
Places, National Park Service, Patrick Andrus, Heritage Tourism
Program Manager, and Beth L. Savage, Publications Program Manager.
Lexington, Kentucky: The Athens of the West, is based on
information in the files of the National Register of Historic
Places and National Historic Landmarks collections. These materials
are kept at 800 North Capitol St., Washington, D.C., and are open
to the public from 8:00am to 12:00pm and 1:00pm to 4:00pm, Monday
through Friday.
The Kentucky Department of Travel conceptualized the itinerary,
guided by Carole Summers, Cultural Heritage Tourism Coordinator.
Eric Thomason, intern for the Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation,
compiled all photographic and written materials and was an invaluable
asset to this project. National Register web production team members
included Jeff Joeckel, who designed the itinerary, Rustin Quaide,
and Shannon Bell (all of NCSHPO). Contextual essays were written
by Eric Thomason (Athens of the West & Lexington
Preservation), Rustin Quaide (Civil War), and Jane
Cassidy, Administrator of the Site Identification Program with
the Kentucky Heritage Council (Architecture). Thanks to
John Paul Strain, American Print Gallery, Farmcourt Publishing,
and especially to Transylvania University Special Collections
for their photograph contributions.
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