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The Woolworth, F.W., Building was a historic
department store A department store is a retail establishment offering a wide range of consumer goods in different areas of the store under one roof, each area ("department") specializing in a product category. In modern major cities, the department store mad ...
building located in
Lexington, Kentucky Lexington is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city coterminous with and the county seat of Fayette County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census the city's population was 322,570, making it the List of ...
, that served as a retail location for the
F. W. Woolworth Company The F. W. Woolworth Company (often referred to as Woolworth's or simply Woolworth) was a retail company and one of the pioneers of the five-and-dime store. It was among the most successful American and international five-and-dime businesses, se ...
from 1946 to 1990. It was designed by Frederick W. Garber. The store was the site of protests during the Civil Rights Movement against
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during the 1960s. After 1990, the city government favored creating a
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on the site. However, the building was demolished in 2004 and turned into a parking lot. As of 2022, the location is the City Center development which includes a Marriot hotel, restaurants and retail.


See also

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Greensboro sit-ins The Greensboro sit-ins were a series of nonviolent protests in February to July 1960, primarily in the Woolworth store — now the International Civil Rights Center and Museum — in Greensboro, North Carolina, which led to the F. W. Woolwort ...
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List of Woolworth buildings Buildings related to the F. W. Woolworth Company and the :Woolworth family, Woolworth family. List Gallery File:Former F W Woolworth Store Downtown Hollywood Florida (8452838607).jpg, Hollywood, Florida File:Site marker from the North Frank ...
* Laurel Homes, also by architect Frederick W. Garber *
National Register of Historic Places listings in Fayette County, Kentucky This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Fayette County, Kentucky. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Fayette County, Kentucky, U ...


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NRHP Site Listing with Photos

F.W. Woolworth
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Commercial buildings completed in 1921 National Register of Historic Places in Lexington, Kentucky Department stores on the National Register of Historic Places Demolished buildings and structures in Kentucky F. W. Woolworth Company buildings and structures Frederick W. Garber buildings Commercial buildings completed in 1946 Art Deco architecture in Kentucky Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky Commercial buildings in Lexington, Kentucky 1946 establishments in Kentucky 2004 disestablishments in Kentucky Civil rights movement Demolished but still listed on the National Register of Historic Places {{civil-rights-movement-stub