An update from A Sense of Place

This Tuesday, February 4th, the General Government and Planning (GGP) Committee will hear an update from Tiffany Michelle Brown on A Sense of Place, a nonprofit working to preserve and honor Lexington’s rural Black hamlets.

Beginning in March 2025, A Sense of Place will launch Phase I of a project focusing on Cadentown, a rural Black hamlet located near Caden Lane and Old Todds Road. Phase I of the project will focus on making repairs to the Cadentown School, a historic one-room schoolhouse that sits off of Caden Lane. The school, along with the former Cadentown Baptist Church building, will serve as a permanent museum and education space for A Sense of Place. Repairs are expected to be completed in June 2025.

After the school is repaired, the Church building will also see some renovations. A cemetery on the property will also be cleaned and examined by archaeologists.

In addition to this project, A Sense of Place is working to launch a Historic Marker Mini-Grant Program that would provide funds for the design and production of historic markers that highlight the history of important rural Black hamlet sites.