The Fayette Safety Vault and Trust Company Building in Lexington, Kentucky, is a commercial building designed by Herman L. Rowe and constructed in 1890. The stone facade was described as "a strange but compelling mixture of Italianate, Neo-Greek,

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, and Romanesque motifs," and "not excelled in appearance by any building in Kentucky." It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. With The building was constructed for the Fayette Safety Vault and Trust Company, organized in 1890 and absorbed by the larger Security Trust and Safety Vault Company in 1892. An early tenant of the building was Lexington's Moving Picture Theatorium. Architect Herman L. Rowe also designed Lexington's Carnegie library in the Gratz Park Historic District and Argyle Hall at the former Campbell–Hagerman College. He was the supervising architect for the

Lexington Opera House The Lexington Opera House is a theatre located at 401 West Short Street in downtown Lexington, Kentucky. Built in 1886, the Opera House replaced the former theatre, located on the corner of Main and Broadway, after fire destroyed it in January 1 ...

, designed by

Oscar Cobb Oscar Cobb was an American architect of theaters and more. Several of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Works Works (with variations in attribution) include: * DuPont-Whitehouse House, built in 1875 and 1876 by ...

and constructed in 1887. The Opera House and Yates Bookshop Building were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

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National Register of Historic Places in Lexington, Kentucky Gothic Revival architecture in Kentucky Victorian architecture in Kentucky Buildings and structures completed in 1890 1890 establishments in Kentucky Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Kentucky {{FayetteCountyKY-NRHP-stub