Landmark1904

Central Park (Old Louisville)

by Olmsted Brothers

1340 S 4th St, Louisville, KY 40208

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Originally DuPont Square, this 17-acre park sits on the former 1883 Southern Exposition grounds where Edison first publicly demonstrated incandescent lighting at scale. Redesigned by the Olmsted firm in 1904.

Central Park (Old Louisville)

1340 S 4th St, Louisville, KY 40208

Louisville

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Year Built: 1904
Architect: Olmsted Brothers
Style: Olmsted Landscape
Period: Progressive Era
Era: 1904

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