Saint Francis of Assisi Complex

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Saint Francis of Assisi Complex
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Location1960 Bardstown Rd., Louisville, Kentucky
Coordinates 38°13′33″N85°41′52″W / 38.22583°N 85.69778°W / 38.22583; -85.69778
Arealess than one acre
Built1926-28
ArchitectErhart, Fred T.
Architectural style Mission/Spanish Revival, Spanish Mission style
NRHP reference No. 87000850 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 29, 1987

The Saint Francis of Assisi Complex in Louisville, Kentucky is a historic church at 1960 Bardstown Road. It was built in 1926-28 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1]

It includes the St. Francis of Assisi School and a rectory, both designed by Fred T. Erhart (1870–1951).

The school was deemed "an outstanding example of the Spanish Mission style and one of very few of this type constructed in the Louisville area." [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Joanne Weeter (August 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Saint Francis of Assisi Complex / St. Francis of Assisi School and Rectory". National Park Service . Retrieved February 27, 2018. With 23 photos from 1986.