Cherokee Triangle Area Residential District (Additional Documentation)

Roughly bounded by Bardstown Rd., Sherwood Rd., Broadway, east to jct. of Grinstead Dr. and Cherokee Pkwy., Louisville, Kentucky. County/parish: Jefferson.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 30, 1976. NRIS 76000902.

803 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • Cherokee Triangle

From Wikipedia:

Cherokee Triangle, Louisville

The Cherokee Triangle is a historic neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky, USA, known for its large homes displaying an eclectic mix of architectural styles. Its boundaries are Bardstown Road to the southwest, Cherokee Park and Eastern Parkway to the southeast, and Cave Hill Cemetery to the north, and is considered a part of a larger area of Louisville called The Highlands. It is named for nearby Cherokee Park, a 409 acres (1.7 km2) park designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, the designer of New York's Central Park.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123850486

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