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1402 St James Court

The Conrad-Caldwell House

Circa 1895

This magnificent mansion is one of Historic Old Louisville's most stunning examples of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture. The St James Court Foundation purchased the house in 1987 and restored it. The mansion is now operated as a house museum and is open for tours.

515 Belgravia Court

Walker House

Circa1899

This house is a fine example of late 19th century architecture. It features a wide front porch, Ionic columns and dental work beneath the porch and roof cornices. It is located on the city's first walking court, a place for people, not carrages.

1473 St James Court

The Pink Palace

Circa 1892

This Chateauesque building was originally the St. James Club Casino, a private club for the residents of St James and Belgravia Courts. In 1910 it was purchased by the Women's Christian Temperance Union who painted the original red brick a pink color to distance it from its former use.

1477 South Second St

The Physician's House

Circa 1903

This Italianate home was built by a physician who lived here with his family until after the depression. The storefront (on the right) was added to the home in the 1920's and served as the physician's office.

101 West Ormsby Ave

The Churchill House

Circa 1893

This Richardsonian Romanesque house was built for Julia McWilliams Prentice Churchill, one of the founders of the Louisville Jockey Club, later to become Churchill Downs.

1336 South Third St

The Barrett House

Circa 1886

This is a modified Queen Anne style home built by John Barrett. It is the first house to be built in the 1300 block of First Street. Mr. Barrett also built two additional houses next door in a similar style. These houses are called the three maidens.












1380 South Brook St

Circa 1925

This is a fine example of an Arts & Crafts style bungalow, characterized by a low-pitched gabled roof and a wide porch. It was built on the site of the old Ouerbacker Brewery.









112 East Ormsby Ave

Circa 1876

This house was built as an Italianate cottage and was about half of its current size. It is the oldest home on the block and may have been the only home for about 25 years. The kitchen was added prior to 1905 and a bedroom wing on the west side was added around 1929.







Gift Shop

No Holiday House Tour is complete without a visit to the Holiday Gift Shop and a stop for hot chocolate and cookies.

A special thanks to the fine sponsors who made this house tour possible.

Primary Sponsor

Don Driskell
Semonin Realtors

Additional Sponsors

Ollie Barber, Attorney at Law.........The Gallery at 133, Antique Gallery
Mary Martin, Realtor ........Oak Street Hardware
Oscar's Hardware

Official House Tour Cat