Christ Church Cathedral. First Episcopal church in Ky., founded in 1796. Present Gothic structure, completed in 1848, was built by John McMurtry. Thomas Lewinski, architect. The Rev. James Moore was first rector and first president of Transylvania Univ. The Diocese of Ky. was divided into two dioceses in 1895. Christ Church became the Cathedral of the new Diocese of Lexington. (Reverse) Early Parishioners- Henry Clay, statesman and orator,known as “The Great Compromiser”; John Bradford, editor of the first newspaper in Kentucky; John Wesley Hunt, merchant and financier; John Hunt Morgan, “Thunderbolt of the Confederacy”; Laura Clay, women’s rights advocate. All worshipped at and contributed to the growth of Christ Church.
166 Market St., Lexington, KY
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by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Highways Department #2316 of the Kentucky Historical Marker series
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