1814 West Muhammad Ali Boulevard (House), Louisville, Jefferson County, KY

Significance: 1814 West Muhammed Ali Boulevard is significant within the context of the Russell National Register District which was listed in 1980. This structure is typical of shotgun houses that were built throughout this particular neighborhood (as well as throughout Louisville) during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Houses with this floor plan were routinely built for the common man as worker housing. A variety of architectural ornamentation reflecting popular Victorian era styles were often applied to shotgun houses. The Italianate was among the styles most commonly used in the Russell District.

Survey number: HABS KY-232

Building/structure dates: ca. 1867 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1960 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1993 Demolished

National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 80001617

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1933 - 1980

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