Joe Craft Center

The Joe Craft Center, opened in January 2007, is a basketball practice facility and athletics office building attached to Memorial Coliseum on the "Avenue of Champions" at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Memorial Coliseum and Pope Villa.

Memorial Coliseum

Sports venue

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Memorial Coliseum, coloquailly known as "The House That Rupp Built" and "Historic Memorial Coliseum", is a 6,250-seat multi-purpose arena in Lexington, Kentucky.

Pope Villa

Historic site

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The Pope Villa in Lexington, Kentucky, USA, was designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe in 1811 for Senator John Pope. It is one of only three extant Latrobe residences in the United States. Pope Villa is situated 1,200 feet east of Joe Craft Center.

Rupp Arena

Stadium

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Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center is an arena located in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, United States. It is part of Central Bank Center, a convention and shopping facility owned by an arm of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government. Rupp Arena is situated 3,500 feet north of Joe Craft Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Hill and Lexington.

South Hill

Neighborhood

South Hill is a neighborhood and historic district located immediately south of downtown Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Its boundaries are South Limestone Street to the east, Pine Street to the south, South Broadway to the west, and High Street to the north.

Lexington

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Lexington is the second largest city in Kentucky, located in the Bluegrass Region. Known as the Horse Capital of the World, Lexington has traditionally been dominated by the horse industry and is also heavily influenced by the University of Kentucky, the state's flagship university and the largest employer in the city.

Bell Court

Neighborhood

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Bell Court is a neighborhood and historic district immediately southeast of Downtown Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Its boundaries are Boonesboro Avenue to the northeast, Walton Avenue to the southeast, East Main Street to the southwest, and Forest Avenue and Delmar Avenue to the northwest.

Joe Craft Center

Type: University building
Description: University of Kentucky basketball practice facility
Categories: arena, building, and education
Location: Fayette, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.0399° or 38° 2′ 24″ north

Longitude

-84.4999° or 84° 29′ 60″ west

Operator

University of Kentucky

Open location code

86CQ2GQ2+X2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2685586033

OpenStreetMap feature

building=university

Wikidata ID

Q16892920

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