Old Louisville is a story of urban revitalization within the heart of a city. This neighborhood in north-central Kentucky has the largest collection of late-Victorian-era architecture in the USA. Old Louisville comprises the third-largest National Historic Preservation District in the USA, and many structures are also on the National Register of Historic Places. In addition to Old Louisville, Louisville’s Historic Landmarks and Preservation District Commission has designated six other Preservation Districts in the city, which includes the Limerick neighborhood, to the immediate northwest of Old Louisville.
The smartphone and tablet App titled Historic Old Louisville Kentucky is a software application that may be purchased and downloaded on the internet from the Apple App Store, and iTunes Store, and used on any Apple iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, and also on the Google Play site for the Android OS. The Old Louisville App features over 600 original photographs and 400 architectural entries that include tags that are used to filter categories to view homes, walking tours, restaurants, B&Bs, annual events, etc. and can also be sorted by street numbers, or street names. Each entry has an original photograph, an interactive Google Map, and a description that includes:
• Street address
• Name of property (if applicable)
• Year built
• Architectural style
• Original owner and profession (when available)
• Architect (when available)
• Brief description of architectural details
Individual entries in the App can also easily be emailed.
• Four suggested walking/driving tours with descriptions, navigational directions, and maps.
• Over 600 original photos depicting the architectural beauty of the area that can also be played in a slideshow.
• Descriptions of Victorian architectural styles, showing over thirty different examples.
• Annual Old Louisville events with dates and locations.
• History of Old Louisville and St. James Court.
• Highlights of other historic places in the immediate area.