Butchertown, Louisville
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Butchertown is a neighborhood just east of downtown Louisville, Kentucky, United States, bounded by I-65, Main Street, I-71, Beargrass Creek and Mellwood Avenue.
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Butchertown Historic District | |
Location | Roughly bounded by Main, Hancock, Geiger, Quincy Sts., US 42, South Fork of Beargrass Creek, and Baxter Ave., Louisville, Kentucky |
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Coordinates | 38°15′26.96″N 85°43′41.53″W |
Area | 50 acres (20 ha) |
Built | 1873 |
Architect | Adolph Druiding; D.X. Murphy and Company |
Architectural style | Greek Revival, Shingle Style, shot-gun |
Website | louisvillebutchertown.com |
NRHP reference No. | 76000900[1] (original) 100004421 (increase) |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | August 11, 1976 |
Boundary increase | September 27, 2019 |
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The Butchertown Historic District is a 50 acres (20 ha) part which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1][2] It includes the 1914-built Beaux Arts Stockyard Exchange Building designed by D.X. Murphy and Brother.[3]