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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.

Jeffersontown, Kentucky Railroad Bridge Sign

Jeffersontown, Kentucky Railroad Bridge Sign

A sign along Taylorsville Road, advertising the city of Jeffersontown across the underside of a railroad bridge. Jeffersontown is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 26,595 at the 2010 U.S. census. A major suburb of Louisville, Jeffersontown retained its status as independent city when the Louisville Metro government formed in 2003. Louisville is Kentucky’s largest city, with a metro area population of 1,395,855 in 2020.