National Register of Historic Places - Kentucky (KY), Jefferson County

Jefferson County Kentucky (Vacant / Not In Use) has 42 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Old Louisville Residential District, United States Marine Hospital of Louisville, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Adath Israel Cemetery and Fifth Ward School.

Many famous people are associated with these Jefferson County historic places including James Whallen, Emil Von Allmen, John Whallen, Basil Doerhoefer and Capt. Benjamin L. Head.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Jefferson County places including Clarke & Loomis, Kenneth McDonald, Maury & Dodd, Dodd,William,J, Benjamin Grove, Rogers & Whitestone, Henry Whitestone, J. Earl Henry, D. X. Murphey and Thomas J. Nolan. Prominent architectural styles found in Jefferson Country are Late Victorian, Romanesque and Beaux Arts.

Adath Israel Cemetery (added 1982 - - #82002702)

Also known as Temple Cemetery

2716 Preston St. , Louisville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Grove,Benjamin, Maury & Dodd

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Funerary, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Single Dwelling

Axton--Fisher Tobacco Company Warehouse (added 2003 - - #03000260)

Also known as JFSW436, National Candy Company Building

1405 W. Broadway , Louisville

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Belknap, Willam R., School (added 1982 - - #82002706)

1800 Sils Ave. , Louisville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Henry,Earl J.

Architectural Style:

Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Brown, J.T.S., and Son's Complex (added 1998 - - #98001489)

Also known as JFCD 2 and 3

105, 107-109 W. Main St. , Louisville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Whitestone, Henry, Murphy, Dennis Xavier

Architectural Style:

Chicago, Renaissance

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Warehouse

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Carmichael House (added 1983 - - #83002645)

Off KY 155 , Fisherville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Doerhoefer-Hampton House (added 1979 - - #79001002)

2422 W. Chestnut St. , Louisville

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Historic Person:

Doerhoefer,Basil

Significant Year:

1887

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Industry

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Eight-Mile House (added 1976 - - #76000904)

N of Louisville on Shelbyville Rd. , Louisville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1750-1799

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use

Historic Sub-function:

Restaurant, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Eitel, Otto F., House (added 1998 - - #98001488)

Also known as JF-474

12004 LaGrange Rd. , Anchorage

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress

Fifth Ward School (added 1978 - - #78001353)

Also known as Monserrat School

743 S. 5th St. , Louisville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Rogers & Whitestone

Architectural Style:

Renaissance

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Finzer, J., and Brothers Company Building (added 2003 - - #03000264)

Also known as JFCS512, Stewarts Dry Goods Warehouse

419 Finzer St. , Louisville

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Processing Site

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Floore House (added 1990 - - #80001586)

Taylorsville Rd. , Jeffersontown

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Ford Motor Company, Louisville Plant (added 2005 - - #05001318)

Also known as JF-SS-57, Reynolds Building

2500 S. 3rd St. , Louisville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wilby, Ernest, Kahn, Albert

Architectural Style:

Beaux Arts

Area of Significance:

Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Garr House (added 1983 - - #83002669)

2100 Evergreen Rd. , Anchorage

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Social History, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Harig, Koop & Company--Columbia Mantel Company (added 1996 - - #96000279)

845 S. Ninth St. , Louisville

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Head House (added 1974 - - #74000885)

Main St. , Middletown

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Head,Capt. Benjamin L.

Significant Year:

1814

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Hope Worsted Mills (added 1996 - - #95001543)

Also known as Cundiff Moving & Storage;JF-CG-3

942 E. Kentucky St. , Louisville

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Howard--Hardy House (added 2004 - - #03000709)

Also known as Miller's Cafeteria, JF-CD-141

429 S. Second St. , Louisville

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Black, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Jefferson Branch Louisville Free Public Library (added 1979 - - #79001009)

1718 W. Jefferson St. , Louisville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Murphy,D.X. & Bros.

Architectural Style:

Beaux Arts

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

Library

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Kosmosdale Depot (added 1984 - - #84001562)

Off Dixie Hwy. , Valley Station

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Lincliff (added 1983 - - #83002694)

Also known as JF-531

6100 Longview Lane , Louisville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Dodd,William,J, McDonald,Kenneth

Architectural Style:

Other, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Louisville Board of Trade Building (added 1975 - - #73002254)

301 W. Main St. , Louisville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Organizational

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Meek-Miller House (added 1979 - - #79001012)

Also known as 3123 North Western Parkway

3123 N. Western Pkwy. , Louisville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Monon Freight Depot (added 1983 - - #83002707)

1400 W. Main St. , Louisville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Old Central High School Building (added 1999 - - #70000905)

Also known as Medical Institute Building/University of Louisville

8th and Chestnut Sts. , Louisville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Whitestone,Henry, Shryock,Gideon

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Science, Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

College

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Old Louisville Residential District (added 1975 - - #75000772)

Also known as See Also:Old Louisville Residential District (Boundary Incre

Irregular pattern roughly bounded by S. 7th St. on W, North-South Expwy. on E, Kentucky St. on N, and Avery St. on S , Louisville

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Historic Person:

Multiple

Significant Year:

1910, 1870, 1890

Area of Significance:

Art, Literature, Politics/Government, Landscape Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Business, Civic, Multiple Dwelling, Organizational, Professional, Single Dwelling

Railway Depot (added 1980 - - #80001566)

Also known as The Train Station

1500 Evergreen Rd. , Anchorage

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Shingle Style

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Reel, Jacob, House (added 1990 - - #83002726)

Also known as JF 293

Off I-64 , Jeffersontown

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Savoy Historic District (added 1988 - - #88000188)

209--221 W. Jefferson St. , Louisville

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Murphy,D.X.

Architectural Style:

Other, Italianate, Late Victorian

Historic Person:

Whallen,James, Whallen,John

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Commerce, European, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Theater

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Schaefer--Meyer Brewing Co. (added 2005 - - #05000255)

Also known as Merchants Ice & Cold Storage Co., JFCS 1005

Address Restricted , Louisville

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Processing

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Second and Market Streets Historic District (added 1988 - - #88000186)

Roughly, area around Second and Market Sts. , Louisville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Whitestone,Henry

Architectural Style:

Chicago, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

European, Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Shawnee Elementary School (added 1984 - - #84000275)

4151 Herman St. , Louisville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Henry,J. Earl

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Soldiers Retreat (added 1983 - - #83002734)

Also known as Soldiers Retreat Site (outbuildins)

Seaton Springs Pkwy , Lyndon

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

St. Cecilia School Building (added 2004 - - #04001252)

Also known as JF-WP-170

2530 Slevin St. , Louisville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Nolan, Thomas J.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

St. George's Roman Catholic Church and Rectory (Boundary Increase) (added 1996 - - #96000293)

Also known as See Also:St. George's Roman Catholic Church

1809 Standard Ave. , Louisville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Erhart, Frederick

Architectural Style:

Renaissance, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation, Social History, Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Church Related Residence, Church School, Religious Structure, Sport Facility

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture, Religion, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Church Related Residence, Religious Structure, Sport Facility

Third and Market Streets Historic District (added 1988 - - #88000187)

201--219 S. Third St. and 224--240 W. Market St. , Louisville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Joseph & Joseph

Architectural Style:

Other, Chicago, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

European, Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Tingley, George H., Elementary School (added 1984 - - #84001586)

1311-1317 S. Preston St. , Louisville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

United States Marine Hospital of Louisville (added 1997 - - #97001265)

2215 Portland Ave. , Louisville

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Health/Medicine, Maritime History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Hospital

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

University of Louisville School of Medicine (added 1975 - - #75000778)

Also known as Louisville Medical College Building

101 W. Chestnut St. , Louisville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Clarke & Loomis

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Education, Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Clinic, College

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Von Allmen Dairy Farm House (added 2007 - - #07001251)

Also known as JF-682, Von Allmen Dairy Farm

5050 Norton Healthcare Blvd. , Louisville

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Von Allmen, Emil

Area of Significance:

Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress

West Main Street Historic District (added 1974 - - #74000884)

Also known as See Also:West Main Historic District Expanded;Main Street Ex

W. Main St. , Louisville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Clarke,C.J.

Architectural Style:

Italian Villa, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use

Whiskey Row Historic District (added 2010 - - #89000385)

Also known as 100 West Main; One Hundred W. Main St. Historic District, JF-CD-1 through 11;See Also:House of Weller;Trade Mart Build

101--133 W. Main St. , Louisville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et al., Whitestone,Henry

Architectural Style:

Chicago, Beaux Arts, Renaissance

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Specialty Store, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Restaurant, Warehouse

Whiteside Bakery (added 1979 - - #79001014)

Also known as Dixie Baking Co.

1400 W. Broadway St. , Louisville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Loomis,Arthur

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Industry

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use