Rose-colored granite fronts the Lexington Public Library's Central Library on East Main Street, connected to Park Plaza Apartments. The library opened in 1905 and incorporated the collections of the Lexington Library Company, established 1801, and the Transylvania Library, established 1795. Its facade catches your eye: rose-colored granite and large windows that face the street and Phoenix Park.
Step closer and you can imagine the rotunda in the lobby—the building’s focal point—spanning all five floors and housing a Foucault pendulum and a frieze by Lexington sculptor Adalin Wichman that depicts the history of the horse in the Bluegrass. Within this complex are an art gallery on the ground floor, an atrium reading lounge, meeting rooms, and the 138-seat Farish Theater. For researchers, the Kentucky Room holds Kentucky census records, numerous genealogy and local history resources, and microfilm of the Lexington Herald-Leader and its forerunners, the Lexington Herald and the Lexington Leader, along with other local newspapers.
Notice the rotunda climbing all five floors, home to a Foucault pendulum and Adalin Wichman's frieze depicting the history of the horse in the Bluegrass.