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Higgins Block
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National Register of Historic Places

Higgins Block

Also known as Fayette Cigar Store Building

On the National Register since 197749 years
RomanesqueListed 1977Lexington
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About Higgins Block

Higgins Block, at 145--151 W. Main St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 12, 1977. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Romanesque, as it does for 53 other Kentucky listings. 36 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCommercial building in Lexington, Kentucky. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 26 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

145--151 W. Main St., Lexington · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Higgins BlockStart here
  2. 2Fayette National Bank (Boundary Increase)Building · next door
  3. 3Fayette National Bank BuildingBeaux Arts Classical · next door
  4. 4McAdams and Morford BuildingRenaissance Revival · next door
  5. 5Morgan, John Hunt, MemorialBuilt 1911 · next door
Around it

58 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BOdd Fellows TempleItalianate<0.1 miBSmith, Mitchell Baker, Company BuildingChicago Style<0.1 miBRandall Building Bogaert's Jewelry StoreItalianate<0.1 miDDowntown Commercial DistrictFederal<0.1 miBDr. Walter Warfield BuildingGeorgian<0.1 miBWill Morton Tavern StandBuilding0.1 miBTrotter's WarehouseItalianate0.1 miBLexington City National Bank BuildingBeaux Arts0.1 miBFayette Safety Vault and Trust Company BuildingHigh Victorian0.1 miOBreckinridge, John C., MemorialObject0.1 miBChrist Church EpiscopalBuilding0.1 miBMonsieur Giron's ConfectionaryGreek Revival0.1 miBFirst Presbyterian ChurchGothic Revival0.1 miBLexington-Fayette County Government Building BlockArts and Crafts0.2 miBCentral Christian ChurchRichardsonian Romanesque0.2 miBLexington Herald BuildingNeoclassical0.2 miBCharles McPheeters HouseFederal0.2 miDScott and Wilson Houses DistrictVictorian0.2 mi
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BJames Lemon HousesFederal0.2 miBF.W. Woolworth BuildingStreamlined Moderne0.2 miBSayre Female InstituteGreek Revival0.2 miBMatthew Kennedy HouseBuilding0.2 miDNorth Limestone Commercial DistrictGreek Revival0.2 miBAbraham Barton HouseGreek Revival0.2 miBMiller Brothers BuildingQueen Anne0.2 miBRidgely HouseBuilding0.2 miBClark Hardware Company BuildingItalianate Commercial0.2 miBClay, Henry, Law OfficeBuilding0.2 miDVictorian Commercial BlockVictorian0.2 miDNorth Broadway-Short Street Historic DistrictCommercial Italianate0.2 miDGratz Park Historic DistrictVictorian0.2 miBOpera House and Yates Bookshop BuildingVictorian0.2 miBJames Burnie Beck HouseGreek Revival0.3 miBWolf Wile Department Store BuildingInternational Style0.3 miBLexington Dry Goods Company BuildingChicago0.3 miDSouth Hill Historic DistrictFederal0.3 miBDr. John McGarvey HouseFederal0.3 miBWilliam Poindexter HouseFederal0.3 miBWorley, Allen, and Foushee HousesGreek Revival0.3 miBUnited States Post Office and Court HouseNeoclassical Revival0.3 miBPeoples Federal Savings and Loan AssociationBuilding0.3 miDConstitution Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.3 miBDeLong Agricultural Implements WarehouseBuilding0.3 miBJohn McCauley HouseGreek Revival0.4 miBHenry Watt HouseGreek Revival0.4 miBMary Todd Lincoln HouseGeorgian Colonial0.4 mi★Old Morrison, Transylvania CollegeGreek Revival0.4 miDWestern Suburb Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.4 miBThomas January HouseBuilding0.4 miBPope VillaBuilt 18120.5 miBFeatherston, Edmonson and Clark HousesItalianate0.5 miSEpiscopal Burying Ground and ChapelGothic Revival0.5 miBKinkead HouseGreek Revival0.5 miBBrand-Barrow HouseGreek Revival0.5 miBHenry P. Kinkead HouseColonial Revival0.5 miDNortheast Residential Historic DistrictFederal0.5 miDWoodward Heights Neighborhood Historic DistrictFederal0.5 miDNorthside Residential Historic District (Boundary Increase)Georgian0.5 mi
More like it

Romanesque style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Romanesque.

South Hill Historic District0.3 mi away
Woodward Heights Neighborhood Historic District0.5 mi away
Bell Court Neighborhood Historic District0.8 mi away
Elsmere Park Historic District0.9 mi away

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Questions about Higgins Block

Is Higgins Block on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 12, 1977 (Register number 77000613).

Is Higgins Block a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Kentucky has 30 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Old Morrison, Transylvania College, 0.4 miles away.

Can you visit Higgins Block?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Higgins Block?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 26 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 123849865 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.