1822 Magazine Street (House), Louisville, Jefferson County, KY

Significance: 1822 Magazine Street is significant within the context of the Russell National Register Historic 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 middle class as worker housing. A variety of architectural ornamentation reflecting popular Victorian era styles were often applied to shotgun houses. A simplified folk style was among the styles most commonly used in the Russell District.
Survey number: HABS KY-259
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 80001617