Tuesday-Friday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Free Admission

The Davidson County Historical Museum is located in the heart of Uptown Lexington’s Historic District inside the Old Davidson County Courthouse - an impressive Greek Revival structure built in 1858. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Davidson County Courthouse is one of the few historic properties in the county that is open to the public. Much of the building’s historic architecture remains including the courtroom bar, judge’s bench, jury box, and holding cell.

The Museum maintains a permanent collection of artifacts highlighting the natural and cultural history of Davidson County. The collection and other Museum resources are made available through regularly scheduled exhibits, special programming, and through various digital platforms including online access to the collections database.