1815 Magazine Street (House), Louisville

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Magazine Street is significant within the context of the Russell National Register District which was listed in This structure is typical of 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. A simplified folk style was among the styles most commonly used in the Russell District. Description: Magazine Street is a single-story simplified folk style house built with a shotgun floor plan (see attached floor plan). The structure consists of concrete masonry walls with a wood framed roof.

It has a two bay facade arrangement with door to the east balanced by a simple window to the west. Both are cased very simply with trim. The asphalt shingled roof is front gabled which was typical for such narrow urban lots. The roof is flush with the front face of the building with a slight open-eave enclosed-rafter overhang to the sides. The concrete masonry structure was built over the original foundation. The construction date of the original house is c. History: This structure was first occupied by Patrick Burns in In later years it was occupied by a series of laborers and tradesmen and their families. 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, Louisville Survey West Report. Preservation Alliance of Louisville and Jefferson County, Louisville, MAGAZINE STREET (House) HASS No. KY 242-A (Page 2)

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David R. Marchal Joseph & Joseph Architects Louisville, Kentucky May 25, 1 815 MAGAZINE ST REET (Page (House) 3) HABS No. KY-242-A 24Yi .i ~ w !If MAGAZINE STREET (House) HABS No. KY-242-A (Page 4) 1 -~ 1 n -~ 1 ' - ' = - - I is -o .j 0ASSUMED JOSEPH & JOSEPH ARCHITECTS MAY 19.