German Bank Building

Coordinates: 38°15′20″N 85°45′31″W / 38.25556°N 85.75861°W / 38.25556; -85.75861
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German Bank Building
Southern side and front
German Bank Building is located in Kentucky
German Bank Building
German Bank Building is located in the United States
German Bank Building
Location150 S. 5th St., Louisville, Kentucky
Coordinates38°15′20″N 85°45′31″W / 38.25556°N 85.75861°W / 38.25556; -85.75861
Built1914
ArchitectD. X. Murphy and Bros.
Architectural styleBeaux-Arts
NRHP reference No.84000029[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 11, 1984

The German Bank Building, known also as Louisville Home Federal Building, is a historic building in Downtown Louisville, Kentucky, United States. It is located on the corner of Fifth and Market streets. The two-story structure was built in 1914 in a Beaux-Arts style with a limestone facade. In 1918, the name of the building was changed to Louisville National Bank. This was during World War I when many institutions changed names to avoid association with Germany.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, for its architecture.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ M. A. Allgeier (March 1984). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: German Bank Building / Louisville Home Federal Building (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying five photos, exterior, undated (32 KB)