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Historic St James Catholic Church – Louisville – Kentucky

Historic St James Catholic Church - Louisville - Kentucky

The entrance to the historic St James Catholic Church, in Louisville, Kentucky. The Church was built in 1912 by the famous local architect James J. Gaffney. The Church is located in the Deer Park Neighborhood of the Highlands District.

The Highlands are an elevated area above the Ohio River floodplain, that was among the last places near downtown Louisville to be urbanized, because of the difficult terrain. It is centered around Bardstown Road, Cave Hill Cemetery, and several urban parks, and golf courses.

The Church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982

Historic Farnsley-Moremen House – Louisville – Kentucky

Historic Farnsley-Moremen House - Louisville - Kentucky

The historic Farnsley-Moremen House, located south of Louisville, Kentucky is part of a 300 acre park known as Riverside, the Farnsley-Moremen Landing on the banks of the Ohio River. The house is named after the two families that owned the house over its history, starting first with Gabriel Farnsley, in 1837, and later the Moremen Family which owned the property from 1862 to 1988.

Historic Coca Cola Bottling Plant – Shelbyville – Kentucky

Historic Coca Cola Bottling Plant - Shelbyville - Kentucky

A historic brick Coca-Cola Bottling Plant located in Shelbyville, Kentucky with a raised-relief Coca-Cola Logo and mortared bottles on the exterior facade. The building was constructed in 1937, and operated as bottling plant until 1970. In 2003 the building was repurposed as affordable housing, and is now known as the Cola Apartments.