Second Presbyterian Church

Historical marker location:

Lexington, Kentucky

( 460 E. Main St., Lexington)

Second Presbyterian Church was founded on July 30, 1815, and was first led by Rev. James McChord. Originally located on Market St., it was moved here in 1924. Founding members included Robert S. Todd, father of Mary Todd Lincoln, and Joseph C. Breckinridge, father of John C. Breckinridge, U.S. Vice President (1857-61) & Confederate Secretary of War (1865).

(Reverse) Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln attended services at the Market St. church on Nov. 25, 1847 to hear the Rev. Robert J. Breckinridge, a noted Presbyterian minister and emancipationist. During the Civil War, Breckinridge advised Pres. Lincoln about affairs in Ky. Former ministers at Second, John Breckinridge and John C. Young were also active emancipationists.

Civil War Abraham Lincoln Presbyterian Church