21c Museum Hotel Lexington
Lexington, United States
Built 2016 · Last completed renovation 2016
21c Museum Hotel Lexington in Lexington was last renovated in 2016, and originally built in 2016. Its HotelChrono freshness score is 6.5/10 — every date linked to a cited source.
Data check
- · Sources disagree on the opening year — under review
Renovation forecast · estimate
Likely due for renovation now
Past its typical ~8-year renovation cycle. A model estimate, not a sourced fact.
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Location
Satellite view · Lexington, United States
Timeline
1914
Original Fayette National Bank Building constructed
2012
21c Museum Hotels acquires building, begins renovation
2016
Building converted into 21c Museum Hotel, hotel opens
2019
Inducted into Historic Hotels of America
2016
Renovation completed
How this score is computed
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What changed in the 2016 renovation
“In 2016, the building was converted into a 21c Museum Hotel. The building was reconfigured into 88 hotel rooms, a restaurant and museum space. Renovations were expected to cost in excess of $43 million. The hotel opened in February 2016.”— source · retrieved 2026-10-26
Scope is quoted verbatim from the cited source — we never guess what a renovation covered.
Facts
Stars
4★
Built
Sourced2016
Last completed renovation
Sourced2016
Sources
Our iron rule: no quote, no data. Every date links back to the exact sentence it came from.
“It was then inducted into Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, in 2019.”
“In 2016, the building was converted into a 21c Museum Hotel. The building was reconfigured into 88 hotel rooms, a restaurant and museum space. Renovations were expected to cost in excess of $43 million. The hotel opened in February 2016.”
“21c Museum Hotels acquired the building in 2012. Following a four-year renovation, the towering edifice was opened as the 21c Museum Hotel Lexington.”
“The building was designed by the prominent architecture firm McKim, Mead & White and built by the George A. Fuller Company from 1913 to 1914.”
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Frequently asked
When was 21c Museum Hotel Lexington built?+
21c Museum Hotel Lexington (Lexington, United States) was built in 2016.
How old is 21c Museum Hotel Lexington?+
21c Museum Hotel Lexington is 10 years old — it was built in 2016 and last renovated in 2016. Age measures the building; the Chrono Score measures how fresh it feels today.
When was 21c Museum Hotel Lexington last renovated?+
Its most recent completed renovation was in 2016.
What is the Chrono Score of 21c Museum Hotel Lexington?+
Its Chrono Score is 6.5/10 (Ageing) — a pure freshness metric, separate from its 4-star rating.