West Main District (Louisville)

West Main Street Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Louisville Science Center
Location:	Louisville, Kentucky
Built:	1878
Architect:	Clarke, C.J.
Architectural style:	Late Victorian, Italian Villa
Governing body:	Private
NRHP Reference#:	74000884
Added to NRHP:	March 22, 1974

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 of 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.

The district, named for its main corridor of West Main Street, is bounded by 2nd Street on the east, Market Street on the south, 9th Street on the west, and the Ohio River on the north.

Attractions

See also: List of attractions and events in Louisville, Kentucky

Many attractions are located in the West Main District.

• "Museum Row"
  • Frazier International History Museum
  • Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft
  • Louisville Science Center
  • Louisville Slugger Museum
  • Muhammad Ali Center
  • Museum Plaza (planned)
  • Glassworks
• Early Times Distillery
• Fort Nelson Park
• The Kentucky Center
• Riverfront Plaza/Belvedere
• KFC Yum! Center

See also

• Cherokee Triangle, Louisville
• Cityscape of Louisville, Kentucky
• East Market District (Louisville)
• Geography of Louisville, Kentucky
• Old Louisville

External links

• Gallery of black-and-white photos of a nearly abandoned West Main Street in the 1970s
• Main Street Association Visitors Center