Butchertown Historic District

Roughly bounded by Main, Hancock, Geiger, Quincy Sts., US 42, S. Fort Beargrass Creek, and Baxter Ave., Louisville, Kentucky. County/parish: Jefferson.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 11, 1976. NRIS 76000900.

51 contributing buildings. 1 contributing structure.

Also known as:

  • Butchertown

From Wikipedia:

Butchertown, Louisville

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.

The Butchertown Historic District is a 50 acres (20 ha) part which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. It includes the 1914-built Beaux Arts Stockyard Exchange Building designed by D.X. Murphy and Brother.

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