Landward House

Landward House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Front of the house

Location	1385-1387 S. 4th St., Louisville, Kentucky
Coordinates	38°13′46″N 85°45′39″W / 38.22944°N 85.76083°W / 38.22944; -85.76083Coordinates: 38°13′46″N 85°45′39″W / 38.22944°N 85.76083°W / 38.22944; -85.76083
Area	0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built	1871
Architect	Henry Whitestone; Frederick Law Olmsted
Architectural style	Renaissance
NRHP Reference #	73000809^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 20, 1973

The Landward House is a brick Italianate mansion with a limestone facade and projected entrance. There are 22 rooms and six bathrooms in this three-story building. Dr. Stuart Robinson used the mansion as his office. The garden was created by Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. in 1929. The tertiary garden features a vegetable garden, a labyrinth garden, and an informal side garden. A landscape-architecture firm uses its carriage house for its office.^[2] It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 20, 1973.^[1]

References

1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Luhan, Gregory. Louisville Guide. (Princeton Architectural Press, 2004) 237, 238

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