Walter Warfield Building
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Warfield, Dr. Walter, Building | |
.jpg) The Walter Warfield Building in 2019 | |
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| Location | 122-124 N. Upper St. and 140-160 W. Short St., Lexington, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates | 38°02′50″N 84°29′50″W / 38.04722°N 84.49722°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1806 |
| Architectural style | Second Empire, Georgian |
| Part of | Downtown Commercial District (ID83000559) |
| NRHP reference No. | 80001524[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 11, 1980 |
| Designated CP | August 25, 1983 |
The Dr. Walter Warfield Building in Lexington, Kentucky, is a Second Empire or Georgian building constructed in 1806 on a corner of Jordan's Row, a string of buildings constructed or owned by John Jordan. Originally two stories, the brick building was expanded in 1870 with a third story that includes a Mansard roof and dormers. A later expansion added a 2-story annex to the building.[2][3]
The building was constructed for Dr. Walter Warfield (June 17, 1760 – March 12, 1826), a physician who served in the Continental Army during the American Revolution and who was admitted as an original member of The Society of the Cincinnati in the state of Maryland.[4][5][6] Warfield was a distant cousin of Elisha Warfield, both descendants of John Warfield (1672–1718) of Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Walter Warfield was a professor of midwifery in the medical department of Transylvania University in 1801,[7] but his tenure may have been brief.[8] Prior to construction of the Warfield Building, he practiced "physic and surgery" at the former offices of Samuel Brown and Elisha Warfield.[9] In 1807 Walter Warfield purchased 27,500 acres of land in Montgomery County, although he may not have lived there. The previous owner had been John Jordan, namesake of Jordan's Row.[10]
