Ridgeway (Louisville, Kentucky)

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Location4095 Massie Ave., Louisville, Kentucky
Coordinates 38°15′50″N85°38′53″W / 38.26389°N 85.64806°W / 38.26389; -85.64806 (Ridgeway) Coordinates: 38°15′50″N85°38′53″W / 38.26389°N 85.64806°W / 38.26389; -85.64806 (Ridgeway)
Area9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1805
Architectural style Federal
NRHP reference No. 73000810 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 11, 1973

Ridgeway is a Federal-style house built in 1805 in St. Matthews, Kentucky in greater Louisville. It is located at 4095 Massie Avenue. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1]

It is a one-story brick house with brick laid in Flemish bond. Its design includes "three principal masses or pavilions" each "surmounted by a hipped roof. It has a tetrastyle Doric portico which was admired by architectural critic Rexford Newcomb in his book Architecture In Old Kentucky. [2]

Landscape architect Arthur W. Cowell designed gardens for Ridgeway in the 1920s. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Charles E. Parrish (December 29, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ridgeway". National Park Service . Retrieved April 10, 2018. With seven photos from 1971-72
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-04-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)