Lexington Herald Building

The Lexington Herald Building, also known as the Nunn Building, in Lexington, Kentucky, is a 4-story commercial structure designed by Leon K. Frankel of Frankel & Curtis and constructed in 1917 as headquarters of the Lexington Herald. F. Paul Anderson, dean of the College of Engineering at University of Kentucky, where Frankel was also a professor, consulted on the steel frame of the brick building. The building's ornamentation is minimal, and it includes a denticulated cornice above the fourth floor windows and a parapet. There is a gable in the parapet in the front center holds a decorative scroll displaying an "H" (for Herald). The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[2]

Lexington Herald Building
Location121 Walnut St., Lexington, Kentucky
Coordinates38°02′44″N 84°29′41″W
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1917
ArchitectLeon K. Frankel, F. Paul Anderson
NRHP reference No.82001565[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 29, 1982

John L. Nunn purchased the Lexington Herald in the 1930s,[3] and the Lexington Herald Building is now more associated with Nunn than with the Herald. The building functioned as office space for various clients until 2006, when it was renovated and expanded as a condominium development.[4][5]

The building address had been 121 North Walnut Street, but Walnut was renamed Martin Luther King Boulevard, and the address is currently 121 N Martin Luther King Blvd.[6]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Richard S. DeCamp; Walter E. Langsam (August 31, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lexington Herald Building". National Park Service. Retrieved May 7, 2019. With accompanying pictures
  3. H. Allen Anderson (2010-06-15). "Nunn, John Lindsay". Texas State Historical Association. Archived from the original on September 21, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  4. Ken Pollard. "The Nunn Building Lofts". Behance. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  5. Mary Meehan (March 1, 2012). "Couple moved to center of downtown without downsizing". Lexington Herald-Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. Archived from the original on May 7, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  6. "Union Station, 1956". Kentucky Photo Archive. 2014-07-31. Retrieved May 7, 2019.

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