Starks Building
National Register of Historic Places

Starks Building

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Listed
July 10, 1985
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
85001508

About this property

The Starks Building is a 14-story landmark building on South 4th Street and West Muhammad Ali Boulevard in Downtown Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Built in 1913 at the site of the First Christian Church of Louisville, local businessman John Starks Rodes commissioned the 202-foot (62 m) building as designed by Daniel Burnham. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Its architecture fits the Chicago School (architecture) with Beaux Arts details. Cream-colored bricks are one of its signature features. It is decorated with classical motifs, including acanthus leaves, lion's heads and urns. It was originally a U-shaped structure, but a 1926 addition designed by the firm Graham, Anderson, Probst & White added a new wing to create a rectangular shape with a central sunlight well. At the bottom of the central atrium was a courtyard, and until 1984 it was covered with a Plexiglas skylight.

Location

455 S. 4th Ave.
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
38.25619, -85.76275

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Starks Building listed on the National Register?

Starks Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 10, 1985.

What type of historic resource is Starks Building?

Starks Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Starks Building?

The period of significance for Starks Building is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1913.

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