Architecture1908
Louisville Free Public Library Main Branch
by Pilcher and Tachau
301 York St, Louisville, KY 40203
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About this landmark
Beaux-Arts main library funded by a $250,000 Andrew Carnegie grant. Listed on the National Register in 1980. The first public library in Louisville open to all residents regardless of race after 1952.
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Louisville Free Public Library
Public library system
The Louisville Free Public Library (LFPL) is the public library system in Louisville, Kentucky, and the largest public library system in the U.S. state of Kentucky.
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- Year Built
- 1908
- Architect
- Pilcher and Tachau
- Style
- Beaux-Arts
- Period
- Progressive Era
- Era
- 1908
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