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Wooden Door – Historic Butchertown Neighborhood – Louisville – Kentucky

February 24, 2023 0 Comments

Wooden Door - Historic Butchertown Neighborhood - Louisville - Kentucky

An elaborate wooden door in the historic Butchertown neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. Butchertown as the name might suggest was a old meat packing district within the city of Louisville, with houses dating back to the 1820. A number of these houses remain, many of them well cared for by current residents. Particular spots of interest are Washington St, and Story Ave, the latter of which was part of the old Louisville and Lexington Turnpike.

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Mural – Historic Butchertown Neighborhood – Louisville – Kentucky

February 24, 2023 0 Comments

Mural - Historic Butchertown Neighborhood - Louisville - Kentucky

A mural advertising the historic Butchertown neigbhorhood of Louisville, Kentucky, on the side of a brick building. Butchertown, as the name might suggest, was an old meat packing district within the city of Louisville, with houses dating back to the 1820. A number of these houses remain, many of them well cared for by current residents. Particular spots of interest are Washington St, and Story Ave, the latter of which was part of the old Louisville and Lexington Turnpike.

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Utah Capitol Sunset – Salt Lake City

February 19, 2023 0 Comments

Utah Capitol Sunset - Salt Lake City

Utah Capitol Sunset – Salt Lake City

The Utah State Capitol Building was constructed over 4 years, between 1912-1916. designed by Richard K.A. Kletting, it uses the Neoclassical revival, Corinthian architectural style.

The building houses two of three branches of state government. The Utah House and Senate, and the executive branch. The building houses the offices of the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and the state auditor.

Statues on the grounds of the capitol include those for Daniel C. Jackling, Edward Harriman, Thomas L. Kane, Martha Hughes Cannon, Marriner S. Eccles, and one to Chief Massasoit as a tribute to the Wampanogas chief who greeted the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock in Massachusetts.

Utah’s first capitol building, known today as the Utah Territorial Statehouse, is located in Fillmore.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

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