Special Collections Research Center
HOURS for March 1, 2021: By Appointment Only
Belle Brezing, Mary Todd Lincoln House
The Mary Todd Lincoln House, 1943
At the time it was the location of the T. A. Scully Restaurant. Before that it was a
Glass Cash Grocery Store from 1927-37 and a restaurant called The Colonial Cafe from 1938-41.
In 1976-77, the house was restored and is now a museum.
It is believed that Jennie Hill's brothel operated in the building from 1879 until 1894.
LIBRARY LINKS
SELECTED DATABASES
- Explore UK: Rare and Unique Resources from Special Collections
- Kentucky Digital Newspaper Program
- Lexington Herald-Leader Photographs
- Notable Kentucky African Americans (NKAA)
- SPOKEdb: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History Collection Catalog
- UK Libraries Microfilm Holdings Database
- UK Yearbooks (Memoria, Kentuckian, Blue and White, Echoes)
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