1816 West Muhammad Ali Boulevard (House), Louisville

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West Muhammad Ali Boulevard is significant within the context of the Russell National Register District which was listed in This structure is typical of camelhack shotgun houses that were built throughout this particular neighborhood (as well as throughout Louisville) during the late and early 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. Description: West Muhammad Ali Boulevard is a wood frame residence constructed with a camelback shotgun floor plan. It exhibits both Italianate and Classical Revival style architectural influences.

A single- story brick porch with a hipped roof which first appears on Sanborn maps in spans the width of the primary facade. Its cornice detail doesn't match that found on the main house. All windows and doors on the house have been boarded making it difficult to determine with certainty the details of the building. However, it appears that a door to the east is balanced by a single window to the west. A hipped roof tops this front, one-story portion and is ornamented with a cornice with dentils and other decorative details. A side entrance on this rear portion is located to the east and has a small porch with Eastlake wood detailing. The second floor has two elongated windows with unornamented lintels. A gabled roof tops this section.

It is covered with asphalt shingle as is the roof on the single-story portion. History: Although the exact date of construction for this building is unknown because building construction records are not extant, it probably dates from circa According to City Directories this structure was occupied by by E.L. Gambrall of E.L. Gambrall and Company. He resided at this address both by himself and with a series of roommates until when he moved out and others lived at this address. Elizabeth A. Gambrall held title to this property beginning in (DB Source: Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville. Louisville: Caron Directory Company, Louisville Landmarks and Preservation Districts Commission. "National Register File." Louisville, Sanborn Insurance Mans.

Sanborn Map Company: Pelham, New York, and WEST MUHAMMAD ALI BOULEVARD (HOUSE) HABS No. (Page 2) Source (Cont'd) Louisville Survey West Report. Preservation Alliance of Louisville and Jefferson County, Louisville,

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