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Monsieur Giron's Confectionery

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Architecture1829NRHP

Monsieur Giron's Confectionery

125 N Mill St, Lexington, KY

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About this landmark

Greek Revival brick building from 1829, once a confectionery run by French immigrant Mathurin Giron, who hosted General Lafayette in 1825. Only three of its original seven bays survive. Mary Todd Lincoln is thought to have been one of his best customers.

Monsieur Giron's Confectionery

125 N Mill St, Lexington, KY

Lexington

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Year Built: 1829
Style: Greek Revival
Period: Antebellum
Era: 1829

National Register of Historic Places.

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