Bondurant's Pharmacy

Bondurant's Pharmacy
General information
Architectural style Novelty architecture
Location Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Inaugurated 1974
Height 30 ft (9 m)
Technical details
Diameter 32 ft (10 m)
Design and construction
Owner Eric Brewer
Architect Joseph A. Bondurant

Bondurant's Pharmacy is a drug store opened in 1974 that is built in the shape of a giant mortar and pestle, a common tool of the pharmacist. It is located on Village Drive near Versailles Road in Lexington, Kentucky.[1]

The pestle projects ten feet above the building which is thirty feet high. It has a diameter of about thirty two feet.[2] There are two drive-thru windows, along with parking spaces for customers who want to walk into the store. The second floor was initially designed as an apartment for the pharmacist.

This example of mimetic architecture[1] was designed by pharmacist Joseph A. Bondurant, and the design of the building is patented. The structure was featured in a television programme produced by WQED TV.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Bondurant's". Kentucky: Heritage Council. Commonwealth of Kentucky. http://heritage.ky.gov/natreg/histbldgsurv/bond.htm. Retrieved March 23, 2010. 
  2. ^ McKenzie, Laura (April 20, 2006). "Kentucky offers unique vacation opportunities" (Subscription required). Kentucky Kernel, archived at LexisNexis. http://www.lexisnexis.com/uk/nexis/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T8894448185&format=GNBFI&sort=BOOLEAN&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T8894448188&cisb=22_T8894448187&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=172244&docNo=2. Retrieved March 23, 2010. 
  3. ^ "Rick Sebak: A Program About Unusual Buildings & Other Roadside Stuff". WQED Multimedia. http://www.wqed.org/tv/sebak/unusual/pharmacy/index.php. Retrieved March 23, 2010. 

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