Louisville, KY Exposition Neighborhood Photos |
The 1884 Louisville Southern Exposition introduced rail public transport & Edison's electric lights to the area and consequently drew the wealthy to build mansions here. |
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| See also: Subject Index for Kentucky, Louisville, Conrad-Caldwell House |
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| Conrad-Caldwell House (1892-5) (1402 St James Court), now a museum in Old Louisville. Style: Richarsonian Romanesque. Architect: Arthur Loomis.  | Louisville Southern Exposition (1884) where Edison's electric lights illuminated expo hall on poster in Conrad-Caldwell House. | Louisville Southern Exposition poster in Conrad-Caldwell House since house & old Louisville now stands on former 1884 Expo grounds. | Starks House (1898) (1412 St James Court). Style: Neo-Classical Revival with Arts & Crafts. |
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| Hindman Briscoe House (1901) (1424 St James Court) with custom molded terra cotta. Style: Venetian Gothic. | St James Fountain (late 1800s) & 1439 St James Court. | Charles Compton House (1901) (1436 St James Court) with round portico. | Frank Lampton House (1892) (1440 St James Court) with round portico. Style: Queen Anne. |
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| Pink Palace (1473 St James Court). | Dr. William Warthen chateau (1895-7) (402 Belgravia Court). Style: French Chateau. | Dr. William Warthen chateau (1895-7) (402 Belgravia Court). Style: French Chateau. | 1476 S. 4th St. |
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| Jacob Gast House (1896) (1420 S. 4th St.) & Graham Vreeland Chateau (1898) (1424 S. 4th St.). | R.H. Higgins House (1886) (1401 S. 4th St.). Style: Italianate. | Tree in bloom Central Park South neighborhood. | Vernon D. Price House (1885) (1353 S. 4th St.). Style: Victorian. |
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| 1324 S. 4th St. Style: Richardsonian Romanesque. | First Church of Christ Scientist (1917) (1305 S. 3rd St) where each column is a single stone. Style: Neo-Classical Revival. | Ferguson Mansion (1905) (1310 S. 3rd St.) now a museum of Kentucky History. Style: Beaux Arts. | Ferguson Mansion facade. |
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| Ferguson Mansion carriage house (1901). | Fannie Gauman House (1905) (1346 S. 3rd St.). Style: Victorian with Gothic. | Ewing Eaches House (1895) (1369 S. 3rd St.) with a glass canopy. Style: Romanesque Revival. | W.B. Doherty House (1913) (1358 S. 1st St.) with a inlaid mosaic bricks. Style: Craftsman. |
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| 1350 S. 1st St. with brick patterns. | 1350 S. 1st St. with brick patterns. | R.M. Hughes House (1890) (1341 S. 1st St.) combines Second Empire, Gothic, Romanesque & other elements. | R.M. Hughes House (1890) (1341 S. 1st St.) with mix of windows. |
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| 1354 S. 1st St. with Romanesque window tops. |
All photos on this page are originals by & copyrighted by Jim Steinhart. All rights reserved. Permission required to use. |