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Jefferson County Courthouse Annex

Coordinates: 38°15′18″N 85°45′34″W / 38.25500°N 85.78634°W / 38.25500; -85.78634
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Jefferson County Courthouse Annex
View from the southeast
Jefferson County Courthouse Annex is located in Kentucky
Jefferson County Courthouse Annex
Jefferson County Courthouse Annex is located in the United States
Jefferson County Courthouse Annex
Location517 Court Pl., Louisville, Kentucky
Coordinates38°15′18″N 85°45′34″W / 38.25500°N 85.78634°W / 38.25500; -85.78634
Built1900
ArchitectKenneth McDonald Sr.
NRHP reference No.80001607[1]
Added to NRHPApril 21, 1980

The Jefferson County Courthouse Annex in Louisville, Kentucky was designed by Kenneth McDonald Sr. and built in 1900. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

It is a four-story steel construction building with a brick veneer, joined to the Greek Revival Jefferson County Courthouse building by a bridge on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors, over a narrow street.[2]

It was designed by architect Kenneth McDonald Sr. It was described in its NRHP nomination as "stylistically a handsome complement" to the Jefferson County Courthouse.[2]

The Jefferson County Courthouse was previously listed, in 1972.

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ a b Marty Poynter Hedgepeth (July 23, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Jefferson County Courthouse Annex". National Park Service. Retrieved March 7, 2017. with two photos from 1980