Cardinal Hill Reservoir Explained

Cardinal Hill Reservoir
Location:Cardinal Hill Rd., Louisville, Kentucky
Coordinates:38.1465°N -85.8041°W
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:December 5, 1980
Refnum:80001597

Cardinal Hill Reservoir is a historic site in Jefferson County, Kentucky. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1] It was designed by Chicago architect Victor Andre Matteson. A one-story structure of stone (ashlar), it includes Doric pilasters, full entablature, parapet wall, shouldered architraves, quoins, and balustraded stairs. Lights along front bank of old reservoir set on pedestal bases "with tomb-like structures" holding lights at corners.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/ky/Jefferson/state2.html Jefferson County, Kentucky
  2. National Register of Historic Places nomination form