313 South Twenty-first Street (House), Louisville, Jefferson County, K...
Significance: Typical cottage of Russell Historic District. // ca. 1900. Cottage. Frame. Approx. 20' x 30'. Insulbrick and stuccoed porch added ca. 1930. Poor condition - vacant. Survey number: HABS KY-19... More
Phoenix Hill Historic District, 823 East Madison Street (House), Louis...
Significance: Typical t wo-story Italianate residence, intact. // 1882. Italianate. Brick. Approx. 20' x 50'. Two-over-two-light windows, layered stone lintels, consoles at cornice, gabled door hood with br... More
2413-2415 Eddy Street (House), Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Significance: 2413-2415 Eddy Street lies within the Russell National District that was listed in 1980. This structure is consistent in size and scale to other residential structures within the neighborhood and... More
629 South Nineteenth Street (House), Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Significance: 629 South Nineteenth Street is significant within the context of the Russell National Register District which was listed in 1980. This structure is typical of the Italianate style houses that wer... More
629 South Nineteenth Street (House), Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Significance: 629 South Nineteenth Street is significant within the context of the Russell National Register District which was listed in 1980. This structure is typical of the Italianate style houses that wer... More
Spring Bank Farm, 7506 Old Shepherdsville Road, Louisville, Jefferson ...
Significance: Spring Bank Farm is an extremely unusual and complete ensemble of pre-Civil War farm buildings. Executed in a vernacular style, they are typical of what was once found on many of the smaller Kent... More
Kuntz Shotgun House, 1401 East Washington Street, Louisville, Jefferso...
Significance: This is a typical "shotgun" house, having three rooms back-to-back perpendicular to the street, with a fourth over the rear third room, forming a "camelback" configuration. According to legend, i... More
Phoenix Hill Historic District, Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Survey number: HABS KY-163 Public domain photograph - historical image of Kentucky, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
James Russell Lowell Elementary School, 4501 Crittenden Drive, Louisvi...
Significance: The James Russell Lowell Elementary School is architecturally significant as an excellent example of both the vernacular, institutional architecture of the period (1916) and of the Art Deco style ... More
James Russell Lowell Elementary School, 4501 Crittenden Drive, Louisvi...
Significance: The James Russell Lowell Elementary School is architecturally significant as an excellent example of both the vernacular, institutional architecture of the period (1916) and of the Art Deco style ... More
James Russell Lowell Elementary School, 4501 Crittenden Drive, Louisvi...
Significance: The James Russell Lowell Elementary School is architecturally significant as an excellent example of both the vernacular, institutional architecture of the period (1916) and of the Art Deco style ... More
James Russell Lowell Elementary School, 4501 Crittenden Drive, Louisvi...
Significance: The James Russell Lowell Elementary School is architecturally significant as an excellent example of both the vernacular, institutional architecture of the period (1916) and of the Art Deco style ... More
James Russell Lowell Elementary School, 4501 Crittenden Drive, Louisvi...
Significance: The James Russell Lowell Elementary School is architecturally significant as an excellent example of both the vernacular, institutional architecture of the period (1916) and of the Art Deco style ... More
James Russell Lowell Elementary School, 4501 Crittenden Drive, Louisvi...
Significance: The James Russell Lowell Elementary School is architecturally significant as an excellent example of both the vernacular, institutional architecture of the period (1916) and of the Art Deco style ... More
Croghan House, 561 Blankenbaker Lane, Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Survey number: HABS KY-66 Public domain photograph - historical image of Kentucky, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Louisville & Nashville Railroad, Union Station, 1000 West Broadway, Lo...
Significance: Located at the confluence of major east, west, north, and south rail lines, Union Station is one of the largest and finest examples of late Richardsonian Romanesque architecture in Kentucky. Surv... More
Seelbach Hotel, 500 South Fourth Street, Louisville, Jefferson County,...
Significance: Built from 1903 to 1907, the neo-classical hotel includes a Rathskeller, one of only two known ensembles of the famous Rookwood pottery on a large scale. The Rathskeller was patterned after a Ger... More
Hart Block, 728 West Main Street, Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Significance: An excellent example of the late phase of cast-iron commercial facades, the Hart Block remains essentially as constructed, a testimony to the durability of cast-iron when properly maintained. It ... More
Hart Block, 728 West Main Street, Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Significance: An excellent example of the late phase of cast-iron commercial facades, the Hart Block remains essentially as constructed, a testimony to the durability of cast-iron when properly maintained. It ... More
Spring Station, Lexington Road & Cannon's Lane, Louisville, Jefferson ...
Survey number: HABS KY-23 Building/structure dates: 1795 Initial Construction
Spring Station, Lexington Road & Cannon's Lane, Louisville, Jefferson ...
Survey number: HABS KY-23 Building/structure dates: 1795 Initial Construction
510-512 South Eighteenth Street (Apartment), Louisville, Jefferson Cou...
Significance: 510-512 South 18th Street is significant within the context of the Russell National Register District which was listed in 1980. This structure is typical of Federal style houses that were built t... More
Cave Hill Cemetery, Ben Smith Mausoleum, Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisvill...
Significance: One of the oldest mausolea in Cave Hill Cemetery, the Ben Smith is also the largest. It is the only purely Greek Revival mausoleum in the cemetery. Unprocessed Field note material exists for thi... More
1911 Magazine Street (House), Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Significance: 1911 Magazine Street is significant within the context of the Russell National District which was listed in 1980. This structure is typical of shotgun houses that were built throughout this parti... More
Phoenix Hill Historic District, 922 East Madison Street (House), Louis...
Significance: Working-class dwelling in shotgun style. // 1885. Vernacular. Brick. Shotgun - one story, Approx. 15' x 70'. Exterior features missing - one side wall partly missing. Deteriorated - vacant. ... More
626 South Eighteenth Street (House), Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Significance: 626 South Eighteenth Street is significant within the context of the Russell National District listed in 1980. This structure is typical of houses that were built throughout this particular neigh... More
Republic Building, 427 West Muhammed Ali Boulevard, Louisville, Jeffer...
Significance: The Republic Building is one of the early office buildings designed by the Louisville architectural firm of Joseph and Joseph. The building is eclectic in design showing the strong influence of t... More
Main Street, 600 & 700 Block (Buildings), Louisville, Jefferson County...
Significance: Although long considered only as a busy commercial hub, the site of Main Street roughly between Fifth and Ninth Streets has been the location of many other uses and events some vital to the orig... More
Main Street, 600 & 700 Block (Buildings), Louisville, Jefferson County...
Significance: Although long considered only as a busy commercial hub, the site of Main Street roughly between Fifth and Ninth Streets has been the location of many other uses and events some vital to the orig... More
Main Street, 600 & 700 Block (Buildings), Louisville, Jefferson County...
Significance: Although long considered only as a busy commercial hub, the site of Main Street roughly between Fifth and Ninth Streets has been the location of many other uses and events some vital to the orig... More
Main Street, 600 & 700 Block (Buildings), Louisville, Jefferson County...
Significance: Although long considered only as a busy commercial hub, the site of Main Street roughly between Fifth and Ninth Streets has been the location of many other uses and events some vital to the orig... More
606 South Eighteenth Street (House), Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Significance: 606 South Eighteenth Street is significant within the context of the Russell National District which was listed in 1980. This structure is typical of shotgun houses that were built throughout thi... More
Loew's Theatre, 625 South Fourth Street, Louisville, Jefferson County,...
Significance: The first John Eberson atmospheric theatre in the state or region, Loew's Theatre is a lavish and perfectly preserved movie palace of the late 1920s. It is an excellent example of Churrigueresque... More
Loew's Theatre, 625 South Fourth Street, Louisville, Jefferson County,...
Significance: The first John Eberson atmospheric theatre in the state or region, Loew's Theatre is a lavish and perfectly preserved movie palace of the late 1920s. It is an excellent example of Churrigueresque... More
Loew's Theatre, 625 South Fourth Street, Louisville, Jefferson County,...
Significance: The first John Eberson atmospheric theatre in the state or region, Loew's Theatre is a lavish and perfectly preserved movie palace of the late 1920s. It is an excellent example of Churrigueresque... More
Loew's Theatre, 625 South Fourth Street, Louisville, Jefferson County,...
Significance: The first John Eberson atmospheric theatre in the state or region, Loew's Theatre is a lavish and perfectly preserved movie palace of the late 1920s. It is an excellent example of Churrigueresque... More
Loew's Theatre, 625 South Fourth Street, Louisville, Jefferson County,...
Significance: The first John Eberson atmospheric theatre in the state or region, Loew's Theatre is a lavish and perfectly preserved movie palace of the late 1920s. It is an excellent example of Churrigueresque... More
Loew's Theatre, 625 South Fourth Street, Louisville, Jefferson County,...
Significance: The first John Eberson atmospheric theatre in the state or region, Loew's Theatre is a lavish and perfectly preserved movie palace of the late 1920s. It is an excellent example of Churrigueresque... More
Loew's Theatre, 625 South Fourth Street, Louisville, Jefferson County,...
Significance: The first John Eberson atmospheric theatre in the state or region, Loew's Theatre is a lavish and perfectly preserved movie palace of the late 1920s. It is an excellent example of Churrigueresque... More
Louisville Medical College, 101 West Chestnut Street, Louisville, Jeff...
Significance: The Louisville Medical College is one of the largest and finest Richardsonian Romanesque buildings in Louisville. It stands as testimony to a time when Louisville was second only to New York City... More
Louisville Medical College, 101 West Chestnut Street, Louisville, Jeff...
Significance: The Louisville Medical College is one of the largest and finest Richardsonian Romanesque buildings in Louisville. It stands as testimony to a time when Louisville was second only to New York City... More
Atherton Building, 466 River City Mall, Louisville, Jefferson County, ...
Significance: The Atherton Building, sheathed in glazed enamel brick with terra cotta ornament, was a fine example of an early twentieth century office building. The last intact commercial building in Louisvil... More
Atherton Building, 466 River City Mall, Louisville, Jefferson County, ...
Significance: The Atherton Building, sheathed in glazed enamel brick with terra cotta ornament, was a fine example of an early twentieth century office building. The last intact commercial building in Louisvil... More
1812 West Muhammad Ali Boulevard (House), Louisville, Jefferson County...
Significance: 1812 West Muhammed Ali Boulevard is significant within the context of the Russell National District which was listed in 1980. This structure is typical of shotgun houses that were built throughou... More
Franklin Building, 658-660 South Fourth Avenue, Louisville, Jefferson ...
Significance: This structure is a vernacular, small-scale example of the Classical Revival style, popular in downtown structures in Louisville. It is not an unusual building for the period and a minor work of ... More
Jefferson County Courthouse, 531 West Jefferson Street, Louisville, Je...
Significance: Designed in 1835 by the noted Greek Revival architect, Gideon Shryock, the Jefferson County Courthouse stands as one of the major surviving monuments to that style. Unprocessed Field note materia... More
Jefferson County Courthouse, 531 West Jefferson Street, Louisville, Je...
Significance: Designed in 1835 by the noted Greek Revival architect, Gideon Shryock, the Jefferson County Courthouse stands as one of the major surviving monuments to that style. Unprocessed Field note materia... More
412 South Wenzel Street (House), Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Significance: 412 South Wenzel Street is significant within the context of the Butchertown Area. This structure is typical of the camel back homes built throughout this particular neighborhood during the late ... More
1817 West Madison Street (House), Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Significance: 1817 West Madison Street is significant within the context of the Russell National Register District which was listed in 1980. This structure is typical of camelback shotgun houses that were buil... More
1809 West Madison Street (House), Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Significance: 1809 West Madison Street 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 througho... More
Farmington, 3033 Bardstown Road, Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Significance: Farmington is one of the few houses constructed after a design by Thomas Jefferson. Its history of preservation has been remarkable. It now remains virtually as originally constructed, with the ... More
Farmington, 3033 Bardstown Road, Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Significance: Farmington is one of the few houses constructed after a design by Thomas Jefferson. Its history of preservation has been remarkable. It now remains virtually as originally constructed, with the ... More
Louisville Water Company Pumping Stations, Zorn Avenue & River Road, L...
Significance: Theodore R. Scowden, chief engineer for the Louisville Water Company, designed Pumping Station No. 1 in the Classical Revival style in 1856. The complex included an engine room and boiler house i... More
Louisville Water Company Pumping Stations, Zorn Avenue & River Road, L...
Significance: Theodore R. Scowden, chief engineer for the Louisville Water Company, designed Pumping Station No. 1 in the Classical Revival style in 1856. The complex included an engine room and boiler house i... More
Kentucky School for the Blind, 1867 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, Jeff...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-19 Survey number: HABS KY-20-19 Building/structure dates: 1855 Initial Construction
Kentucky School for the Blind, 1867 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, Jeff...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-19 Survey number: HABS KY-20-19 Building/structure dates: 1855 Initial Construction
1926 Green Alley (House), Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Significance: Few alley structures remain city-wide. This is typical of the turn-of-the-century style, vernacular alley residence in Russell. // ca. 1900. Shotgun. Frame. Approx. 18' x 50'. Insulbrick appl... More
Cave Hill Cemetery, Salve-Bullett Mausoleum, Cave Hill Cemetery, Louis...
Significance: This mausoleum is one of the four mausolea in Cave Hill Cemetery executed in the High Victorian Gothic style. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-36 Survey number: HABS... More
1908 Magazine Street (House), Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Significance: 1908 Magazine Street is significant within the context of the Russell National District which was listed in 1980. This structure is typical of shotgun houses that were built throughout this parti... More
614 South Seventeenth Street (House), Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Significance: 614 South Seventeenth Street lies within the Russell National District which was listed in 1980. This structure is contributing to the neighborhood in that it is consistent in size and scale to o... More
Kuntz Shotgun House, 1401 East Washington Street, Louisville, Jefferso...
Significance: This is a typical "shotgun" house, having three rooms back-to-back perpendicular to the street, with a fourth over the rear third room, forming a "camelback" configuration. According to legend, i... More
1826 West Chestnut Street (House), Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Significance: 1826 West Chestnut Street is significant within the context of the Russell National District which was listed in 1980. This structure is typical of homes built throughout this particular neighbor... More
Phoenix Hill Historic District, Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Survey number: HABS KY-163 Public domain photograph - historical image of Kentucky, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Cave Hill Cemetery, Rustic Shelter House, Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisvil...
Significance: The design of the structure was based on Cottage Orne, a rustic cottage popularized in France by Richard Mique during Marie Antoinette's time. It was used as a favorite picnic spot during pre-Civ... More
1811 West Madison Street (House), Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Significance: 1811 West Madison Street is significant within the context of the Russell National Register District which was listed in 1980. This structure is typical of Italianate style houses that were built... More
James Russell Lowell Elementary School, 4501 Crittenden Drive, Louisvi...
Significance: The James Russell Lowell Elementary School is architecturally significant as an excellent example of both the vernacular, institutional architecture of the period (1916) and of the Art Deco style ... More
James Russell Lowell Elementary School, 4501 Crittenden Drive, Louisvi...
Significance: The James Russell Lowell Elementary School is architecturally significant as an excellent example of both the vernacular, institutional architecture of the period (1916) and of the Art Deco style ... More
James Russell Lowell Elementary School, 4501 Crittenden Drive, Louisvi...
Significance: The James Russell Lowell Elementary School is architecturally significant as an excellent example of both the vernacular, institutional architecture of the period (1916) and of the Art Deco style ... More
James Russell Lowell Elementary School, 4501 Crittenden Drive, Louisvi...
Significance: The James Russell Lowell Elementary School is architecturally significant as an excellent example of both the vernacular, institutional architecture of the period (1916) and of the Art Deco style ... More
James Russell Lowell Elementary School, 4501 Crittenden Drive, Louisvi...
Significance: The James Russell Lowell Elementary School is architecturally significant as an excellent example of both the vernacular, institutional architecture of the period (1916) and of the Art Deco style ... More
James Russell Lowell Elementary School, 4501 Crittenden Drive, Louisvi...
Significance: The James Russell Lowell Elementary School is architecturally significant as an excellent example of both the vernacular, institutional architecture of the period (1916) and of the Art Deco style ... More
James Russell Lowell Elementary School, 4501 Crittenden Drive, Louisvi...
Significance: The James Russell Lowell Elementary School is architecturally significant as an excellent example of both the vernacular, institutional architecture of the period (1916) and of the Art Deco style ... More
James Russell Lowell Elementary School, 4501 Crittenden Drive, Louisvi...
Significance: The James Russell Lowell Elementary School is architecturally significant as an excellent example of both the vernacular, institutional architecture of the period (1916) and of the Art Deco style ... More
Kentucky Theater (Commercial Building), 649-651 South Fourth Street, L...
Significance: The Kentucky Theater demonstrates a rich interest in surface textures, combining patterned glazed-brick with classical, terra cotta ornament on the facade. It is one of the finest of the older mo... More
Kentucky Theater (Commercial Building), 649-651 South Fourth Street, L...
Significance: The Kentucky Theater demonstrates a rich interest in surface textures, combining patterned glazed-brick with classical, terra cotta ornament on the facade. It is one of the finest of the older mo... More
Kentucky Theater (Commercial Building), 649-651 South Fourth Street, L...
Significance: The Kentucky Theater demonstrates a rich interest in surface textures, combining patterned glazed-brick with classical, terra cotta ornament on the facade. It is one of the finest of the older mo... More
Cave Hill National Cemetery, 701 Baxter Avenue, Louisville, Jefferson ...
For additional documentation please view HABS No. KY-142 (Cave Hill Cemetery) Survey number: HALS KY-8 Building/structure dates: 1861 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1863 Subsequent Work Natio... More
510-512 South Eighteenth Street (Apartment), Louisville, Jefferson Cou...
Significance: 510-512 South 18th Street is significant within the context of the Russell National Register District which was listed in 1980. This structure is typical of Federal style houses that were built t... More
Cave Hill Cemetery, Ben Smith Mausoleum, Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisvill...
Significance: One of the oldest mausolea in Cave Hill Cemetery, the Ben Smith is also the largest. It is the only purely Greek Revival mausoleum in the cemetery. Unprocessed Field note material exists for thi... More
Cave Hill Cemetery, Ben Smith Mausoleum, Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisvill...
Significance: One of the oldest mausolea in Cave Hill Cemetery, the Ben Smith is also the largest. It is the only purely Greek Revival mausoleum in the cemetery. Unprocessed Field note material exists for thi... More
642 South Fourth Avenue (Commercial Building), Louisville, Jefferson C...
Significance: This structure typifies the interest in glazed brick and terra cotta popular for commercial buildings in the city in the early 20th century. Survey number: HABS KY-175
626 South Eighteenth Street (House), Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Significance: 626 South Eighteenth Street is significant within the context of the Russell National District listed in 1980. This structure is typical of houses that were built throughout this particular neigh... More
Republic Building, 427 West Muhammed Ali Boulevard, Louisville, Jeffer...
Significance: The Republic Building is one of the early office buildings designed by the Louisville architectural firm of Joseph and Joseph. The building is eclectic in design showing the strong influence of t... More
Republic Building, 427 West Muhammed Ali Boulevard, Louisville, Jeffer...
Significance: The Republic Building is one of the early office buildings designed by the Louisville architectural firm of Joseph and Joseph. The building is eclectic in design showing the strong influence of t... More
Main Street, 600 & 700 Block (Buildings), Louisville, Jefferson County...
Significance: Although long considered only as a busy commercial hub, the site of Main Street roughly between Fifth and Ninth Streets has been the location of many other uses and events some vital to the orig... More
Main Street, 600 & 700 Block (Buildings), Louisville, Jefferson County...
Significance: Although long considered only as a busy commercial hub, the site of Main Street roughly between Fifth and Ninth Streets has been the location of many other uses and events some vital to the orig... More
Main Street, 600 & 700 Block (Buildings), Louisville, Jefferson County...
Significance: Although long considered only as a busy commercial hub, the site of Main Street roughly between Fifth and Ninth Streets has been the location of many other uses and events some vital to the orig... More
Main Street, 600 & 700 Block (Buildings), Louisville, Jefferson County...
Significance: Although long considered only as a busy commercial hub, the site of Main Street roughly between Fifth and Ninth Streets has been the location of many other uses and events some vital to the orig... More
Main Street, 600 & 700 Block (Buildings), Louisville, Jefferson County...
Significance: Although long considered only as a busy commercial hub, the site of Main Street roughly between Fifth and Ninth Streets has been the location of many other uses and events some vital to the orig... More
Main Street, 600 & 700 Block (Buildings), Louisville, Jefferson County...
Significance: Although long considered only as a busy commercial hub, the site of Main Street roughly between Fifth and Ninth Streets has been the location of many other uses and events some vital to the orig... More
Main Street, 600 & 700 Block (Buildings), Louisville, Jefferson County...
Significance: Although long considered only as a busy commercial hub, the site of Main Street roughly between Fifth and Ninth Streets has been the location of many other uses and events some vital to the orig... More
Loew's Theatre, 625 South Fourth Street, Louisville, Jefferson County,...
Significance: The first John Eberson atmospheric theatre in the state or region, Loew's Theatre is a lavish and perfectly preserved movie palace of the late 1920s. It is an excellent example of Churrigueresque... More
Loew's Theatre, 625 South Fourth Street, Louisville, Jefferson County,...
Significance: The first John Eberson atmospheric theatre in the state or region, Loew's Theatre is a lavish and perfectly preserved movie palace of the late 1920s. It is an excellent example of Churrigueresque... More
Loew's Theatre, 625 South Fourth Street, Louisville, Jefferson County,...
Significance: The first John Eberson atmospheric theatre in the state or region, Loew's Theatre is a lavish and perfectly preserved movie palace of the late 1920s. It is an excellent example of Churrigueresque... More
Loew's Theatre, 625 South Fourth Street, Louisville, Jefferson County,...
Significance: The first John Eberson atmospheric theatre in the state or region, Loew's Theatre is a lavish and perfectly preserved movie palace of the late 1920s. It is an excellent example of Churrigueresque... More
Louisville Medical College, 101 West Chestnut Street, Louisville, Jeff...
Significance: The Louisville Medical College is one of the largest and finest Richardsonian Romanesque buildings in Louisville. It stands as testimony to a time when Louisville was second only to New York City... More
Franklin Building, 658-660 South Fourth Avenue, Louisville, Jefferson ...
Significance: This structure is a vernacular, small-scale example of the Classical Revival style, popular in downtown structures in Louisville. It is not an unusual building for the period and a minor work of ... More
2409-2411 Eddy Street (House), Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Significance: 2409-2411 Eddy Street lies within the Russell National District that was listed in 1980. This structure is consistent in size and scale to other residential structures within the neighborhood and... More
Jacob Johnson House, 7300 Bardstown Road, Louisville, Jefferson County...
Significance: The Levin Bates House is a fine example of a transitional Federal to Greek Revival style structure, as expressed in rural Jefferson County, Kentucky. It is one of few center passage, I-houses in ... More
Phoenix Hill Historic District, 828 East Madison Street (House), Louis...
Significance: Early domestic working class architecture. // c. 1860. Vernacular Greek Revival. Brick. 25' x 37'. Stone lintels - simple six-over-six lights, double-hung windows. Stucco over portions of the ... More