Lexington Commercial Hotel
Located on the corner of Main and Alexander Streets, destroyed by fire in 1948.

From Lexington - A Pioneer Town, Volume I, Lexington Historical Society, 1988

Nuggets From The Western Eagle
Volume III, No. 21, December 2, 1815

FOR SALE
THAT WELL KNOWN STAND
THE LEXINGTON HOTEL

Situated on the Northwest corner of the PUBLIC SQUARE, the house is large and roomy, two rooms on a floor, a spacious passage through the middle of the house, a convenient kitchen, a good stable. The above property will be sold on reasonable terms. The rapid increase in population of the Territory, and the constant flux of travelers passing through the town must be an object to any person wishing to keep a public house. For further particulars apply to the Editor of this paper, or the subscriber living near Shelbyville, Kentucky.

D. SHELBURNE
Lexington, I. T., December 2, 1815

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