Bounded by 2nd and 3rd Sts., the Byway, and Bark Alley, Lexington, Kentucky. County/parish: Fayette.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places March 14, 1973. NRIS 73000796.
16 contributing buildings.
Gratz Park is a neighborhood and historic district located just north of downtown Lexington, Kentucky. It was named after early Lexington businessman Benjamin Gratz whose home stands on the corner of Mill and New streets at the edge of Gratz Park. The Gratz Park Historic District consists of 16 contributing buildings including the Hunt-Morgan House, the Bodley-Bullock House, the original Carnegie Library, which now houses the Carnegie Center for Literature and Learning, and several other private residences. Gratz Park occupies a tract of land that was established in 1781 outside the original boundaries of Lexington.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123849850