Tyler Block

Tyler Block
Tyler Block in the early 1970s
Tyler Block is located in Kentucky
Tyler Block
Tyler Block is located in the United States
Tyler Block
Location319 W. Jefferson, Louisville, Kentucky
Coordinates38°15′14″N 85°45′22″W / 38.25389°N 85.75611°W / 38.25389; -85.75611
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1874
Architectural styleRenaissance
Demolished1974
NRHP reference No.73002253[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1973
Removed from NRHPApril 11, 1975

The Tyler Block was a three-story building in Louisville, Kentucky best known for its landmark 200-foot-wide (61 m) Renaissance Revival limestone facade. It was located on the north side of Jefferson Street between Third and Fourth streets. Built in 1874, it was designed by Henry Wolters and named after owner Levi Tyler.[2] It was razed 100 years later in 1974 to make way for what is now the Kentucky International Convention Center. Many campaigned to have the Tyler Block's facade incorporated into the center, but the new building was instead built in the then fashionable brutalist architecture style.[3][4]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "LOCAL BREVITIES." Courier-Journal (1869-1922), Feb 17, 1874, pp. 4. ProQuest 1119104886.
  3. ^ "Tyler Block" in: J.E. Kleber (ed.) The Encyclopedia of Louisville, 1st edition (University of Kentucky Press, Lexington: 2001) page 896.
  4. ^ "Louisville's Tyler Block just before it was razed". Retrieved August 2, 2006.


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