1811 West Madison Street (House), Louisville

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West Madison Street is significant within the context of the Russell National Register District which was listed in This structure is typical of Italianate style houses that were built throughout this particular neighborhood (as well as throughout Louisville) during the late and early centuries. Houses of this type were routinely built for the middle class. The Italianate is among the styles most commonly seen in the Russell District. Description: West Madison Street is a two-story wood frame house with a three bay facade arrangement. The main entry is through a door to the east that is balanced by two windows to the west. All have prominent hoods adorned with brackets and dentils. The hood over the door appears to be an early non-original alteration to the structure.

The windows originally had one-over-one light arrangements but several have been altered to multi-light arrangements. The building has a cornice adorned with brackets. A hipped roof covered with rolled roofing material tops the building. To the rear of the main portion of the building is a single- story shed roofed addition and a series of enclosed stairs that lead from the ground level up to the second. The Sanbom Insurance map shows a two-story open porch on this building's east side. It was later enclosed. History: Although the exact date of construction for this building is unknown because construction records are not extant it probably dates from circa According to City Directories this structure was occupied as early as by (Conrad) Seibert, a laborer.

He lived at this address until 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 Maps. Sanborn Map Company: Pelham, New York, and Louisville Survey West Report. Preservation Alliance of Louisville and Jefferson County, Louisville, WEST MADISON STREET (House) HABS No. (Page 2)

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