1817 West Madison Street (House), Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Summary
Significance: 1817 West Madison Street is significant within the context of the Russell National Register District which was listed in 1980. This structure is typical of camelback shotgun houses that were built throughout this particular neighborhood (as well as throughout Louisville) during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Houses with this floor plan were routinely built for the common man as worker housing. A variety of architectural ornamentation reflecting popular Victorian era styles were often applied to shotgun houses. The Italianate was among the styles most commonly used in the Russell District.
Survey number: HABS KY-237
Building/structure dates: ca. 1866 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1905 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1961 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1993 Demolished
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 80001617
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