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Bank of Louisville
Designed and built by Gideon Shryock, father of Greek Revi...
Alonzo "Lonnie" Clayton
African American Jockey- On May 11, 1892, at the age of 15...
Alice Virginia Coffin
Born on this street, Alice Virginia was one of seven found...
Aero Club of Louisville
Much of the early aviation history in Louisville is the re...
Nunnlea
Nunnlea was built by Peter Funk ca. 1855 for his daughter ...
Little Africa
Located west of 32nd and south of Garland Ave., "Little Af...
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University
The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library houses Yal...
UNESCO World Heritage Site- Sceilg Mhichíl (Skellig Michael)
This monastic complex, perched since about the 7th century...
UNESCO World Heritage Site- Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg
Salzburg has managed to preserve an extraordinarily rich u...
UNESCO World Heritage Site- Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison
Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison, an outstanding examp...
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Bank of Louisville
Designed and built by Gideon Shryock, father of Greek Revival architecture in Kentucky. Bank was chartered by General Assembly in 1832 and building completed in 1837.
Alonzo "Lonnie" Clayton
African American Jockey- On May 11, 1892, at the age of 15, he became the youngest jockey to win the Kentucky Derby. He rallied Azra to an impressive victory at 2:41.5. Won over 24 stakes races from 1891-98. He rode ...
Alice Virginia Coffin
Born on this street, Alice Virginia was one of seven founders of P.E.O., an international philanthropic and educational organization for women. It began as a sorority at the Iowa Wesleyan College, 1869; owns Cottey College in Missouri, and provides monetary ...
Aero Club of Louisville
Much of the early aviation history in Louisville is the result of the Aero Club of Louisville. Founding fathers included pilots returning from WWI & businessmen who saw the potential of aviation beyond military applications. A.H. Bowman, Sidney Park, and ...
Nunnlea
Nunnlea was built by Peter Funk ca. 1855 for his daughter Harriet Funk Hise. The grounds include the original brick smokehouse & slave quarters. The side wing and front porch were later additions. Once visited by Pres. Herbert Hoover, itwas ...
Little Africa
Located west of 32nd and south of Garland Ave., "Little Africa" was the original African American section of Parkland. Settled in 1870s, African Americans first called it "Needmore." "Little Africa" evolved from a shantytown into a thriving community by 1920, ...
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University
The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library houses Yale University's main collection of rare books and literary manuscripts. Library materials are stored in climate-controlled conditions. An impressive feature of the library is the glass tower of books inside the structure. ...
UNESCO World Heritage Site- Sceilg Mhichíl (Skellig Michael)
This monastic complex, perched since about the 7th century on the steep sides of the rocky island of Skellig Michael, some 12 km off the coast of south-west Ireland, illustrates the very spartan existence of the first Irish Christians. Since ...
UNESCO World Heritage Site- Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg
Salzburg has managed to preserve an extraordinarily rich urban fabric, developed over the period from the Middle Ages to the 19th century when it was a city-state ruled by a prince-archbishop. Its Flamboyant Gothic art attracted many craftsmen and artists ...
UNESCO World Heritage Site- Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison
Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison, an outstanding example of British colonial architecture consisting of a well-preserved old town built in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, which testifies to the spread of Great Britain's Atlantic colonial empire. The property also ...
