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Louisville Art Deco & Streamline Moderne Buildings

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Jones-Dabney Company Laboratory
Louisville, KY
The Jones-Dabney Company Laboratory was built in 1935 for a lacquer, enamel, and varnish plant. The building later housed the Rhodia Chemical Plant. It has been vacant since 1994. There are plans to develop the property for residential and commercial use while preserving this building. For more, see this website. [map]

WHAS
Louisville, KY
The WHAS radio transmitter building was built in 1938. It has been vacant since the early 2000s. [map]

Wheeling Corrugating Company
Louisville, KY
The Wheeling Corrugating Company office and warehouse were built in 1947. It now houses Adkins Export Packing & Machinery Movers. For more, see this website. [map]

Bowman Field
Louisville, KY
The Bowman Field Administration Building was designed by Wischmeyer & Arrasmith and built in 1929. For more, see this website. [map]

South Central Bell
Louisville, KY
The South Central Bell building was designed by Marye, Vinour, Mayre and Armistead and built in 1930. The building now houses AT&T. For more, see this website. [map]

Courier-Journal
Louisville, KY
The Courier-Journal building was designed by Lockwood Groen and built in from 1946-1948. The newspaper moved in 2025 and the name on the facade was removed from the building. For more, see this website. [map]

Sears Roebuck & Company
Louisville, KY
This Sears Roebuck & Company store was designed by Nimmons, Carr & Wright and built from 1928-1929. It closed in 1981 and the building began housing LGE (the Louisville Gas and Electric Company). For more, see this website. [map]

Jacob Elementary School
Louisville, KY
This addition to the Jacob Elementary School was built in 1932. The school moved to a new location in 1991 and this building has been vacant since then. [map]

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