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Exclusively designed and created for Virginia Born & Bred, these are beautifully detailed wooden miniatures representing Lexington's outstanding historic landmarks. Handmade, each piece is cut and then screen printed in full color to reproduce the most detailed reproduction available. Currently owned by the Masonic Lodge, the building at the corner of Nelson and Jefferson Streets has quite a history. The building was built in 1836 by The Franklin Society, foremost among debating clubs in the country, as a place to hold their weekly debates and to provide a public library for the town of Lexington. In 1891, the hall and library were transferred to Washington & Lee University. In 1909, the university sold the building. Since that time, it has been a grain and feed store, an ice cream parlor, and beginning in 1975, The Palms, a popular and well known restaurant, owned and operated by Mr. Wade Leslie, has occupied the first floor.
7-1/2" W x 4-1/2" H
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