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West Main Street Historic District

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600-800 W Main St, Louisville, KY 40202
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The largest collection of cast-iron facade buildings in America outside SoHo in New York. Listed on the National Register in 1974. Now Museum Row, anchored by the Frazier, Slugger, and Kentucky Science Center.

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West Main District, Louisville

United States historic place

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The West Main District is one of the five districts of downtown Louisville, Kentucky. The district, or a portion of it, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places as West Main Street Historic District, due to its containment of some of the oldest structures in the city. The buildings of this district boast the largest collection of cast iron façades of anywhere outside New York's SoHo district. The district also features "Museum Row", a collection of several notable museums located within just a few blocks of each other.

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West Main Street Historic District

600-800 W Main St, Louisville, KY 40202

Louisville

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Year Built
1855
Architect
Various
Style
Cast-Iron Commercial
Period
Antebellum
Era
1850s

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