Cemetery: Eastern State Hospital Cemetery
Other:
Sign: Yes
Street: 500 Newtown Pike
City: Lexington
Township:
County: Fayette
State: KY
Nation: USA
Zip: 40508
lat_ns: N
lat_h:
lat_mmss:
long_ew: W
long_h:
long_mmss:
Status: Inactive
Size: Small
Directions: Loudon Ave
Type: Road-private
Location: Urban
Terrain: Level
Watersource: No
Features: Surrounded by fence
Property: Private
Access: Permission-required
Enclosure: Fence
Gate: Locks
Established: 1824
Gravestones: 4,000-5,000
Oldest: 1824
Newest: 1953
Removed: Yes
Relocated: Yes
Repairs: Yes
Methods: Other
Restoration: Yes
Association: Yes
Records: Yes
Inventory: Yes
Availability: Kentucky State Archives
Landscaping: No
Paths: No
Trees: No
Crypts: No
Fencing: No
Brickwork: No
Ironwork: No
Sculpture: No
Fountains: No
Roads: No
Buildings: No
Cement: Yes
Granite: Yes
Marble:
Native:
Slate:
Others:
Wood:
Materials:
Architectural:
Angels:
Draperies:
Fraternal:
Hands:
Lambs:
Monograms:
Plants:
Photos:
Religious:
Scrollwork:
Urns:
Carvings:
Condition: Cemetery poorly maintained
Unmarked: Yes
Broken: Yes
Toppled: No
Disintegrating: Yes
Buried: Unsure
Weather: Yes
Pollution: No
Vandalized: No
Report:
VA1:
VA2:
VA3:
VA4:
VA5:
Overgrowth: None
Overgrowth1:
Overgrowth2:
Overgrowth3:
Overgrowth4:
GroundCover: Yes
Moss:
Vines:
Drainage: Good
Problem1:
Problem2: Apathy
Owner: Cemetery
Use:
Bordering: Educational
Change: Smaller
Reason: Industrial
Visited: Occasionally
Archeology: Yes
Habitat: Unknown
Surnames:
Other_Information: The original cemetery was moved in 1954 to make way for IBM, then again in 1984 for a street extension. It was a total of about 4,500 graves but not well documented. All original headstones were lost during the 1980s. There are many more graves yet to be found on the property.
Contacted: State of Kentucky
Support: Eastern State Hospital Preservation Project
Name: Phil Tkacz
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