7-572: (Redirected from Whiskey Row Historic District ) Whiskey Row may refer to: Whiskey Row, Louisville , street that once served as home to the bourbon industry in Louisville, Kentucky Whiskey Row, Prescott , a block in Prescott, Arizona once home to more than 40 saloons during the early 20th century Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
14-497: The Ohio River , which was home to the bourbon industry. In 1857, the buildings were built and used to store whiskey barrels that had been produced from the distilleries nearby. On a list of Louisville Most Endangered Historic Places, the buildings were slated for demolition in 2011, but an agreement between the city, local developers, and preservationists saved Whiskey Row. Numerous distilleries would transport whiskey barrels to
21-920: The Galt House Hotel and distillery buildings including: With Prohibition , which was in effect from 1919 to 1933, the distilleries closed and many buildings were lost. The 100 West Main Street Whiskey Row Historic District refers in particular to a block-long stretch from 101 to 133 W. Main Street, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. It is a collection of eleven contributing buildings in Renaissance Revival , Beaux Arts , and Chicago School styles with cast-iron storefronts that were built between 1852 and 1905. The district included: structures on
28-504: The Louisville market for sale by train or wagon. Main Street became so extremely populated with whiskey firms that it decided to name the buildings Whiskey Row. Due to the countless roles that Kentucky played in the liquor market, it later became the leading producer for distilled spirits. Some of the top liquor companies such as Brown Forman, Greenbrier Distillery, John T. Barbee, amongst other major companies have their offices and businesses in Louisville. D.X. Murphy & Brother designed
35-525: The building were trying to peel away old cast iron piping by using acetylene torches and grinders. According to Maj. Henry Ott, of the Louisville Fire Department, he believes that the slag left behind from these tools dropped and smoldered. Once the fire started from the basement, it made its way up to the rest of the building and across to the two others. Thankfully, the buildings were vacant and there were no injuries. As of 2014, some or all of
42-470: The north side of the 100 block", a buildijng of Chicago School design by D.X. Murphy On July 6, 2015, a fire partially destroyed three of the Whiskey Row buildings extending from 111 to 115 W. Main Street. Developers vowed to continue redeveloping the properties. The accidental fire began in the basement of one of the buildings that were at the time being renovated. The workers who had been renovating
49-601: The title Whiskey Row . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Whiskey_Row&oldid=975487014 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Whiskey Row, Louisville Whiskey Row in Louisville, Kentucky refers to an area along Main Street, close to
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