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Louisville City Hall is a registered historic building in Louisville, Kentucky, placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Completed in 1873 to house the Louisville city government, the structure is located at 601 West Jefferson Street in what became Downtown Louisville, the center of the city's civic district. Since the merger of the former City of Louisville with Jefferson County, Kentucky, it now primarily houses the offices and chambers of the Louisville Metro Council. The former Jefferson County Courthouse, now known as Louisville Metro Hall, is now primarily home to the offices of the metro mayor of Louisville. ==History== The site was already Louisville's civic center. The first log courthouse was built across the street in 1784, and a brick courthouse stood on the site from 1811 to 1837. Prior to the construction of the City Hall, city government officials shared space with the courthouse.〔Douglas L. Stern. "City Hall." ''The Encyclopedia of Louisville'' (2001) (ed. John E. Kleber). University Press of Kentucky: p. 189.〕 Before the City Hall's construction, there was no dedicated building for city government, whose officials used space in the county courthouses.〔 The plan was selected by way of a design competition held in 1867 with the winner receiving $500.〔 The contest was won in April 1867 by local architect John Andrewartha and C.S. Mergell.〔 In late summer 1870, the final plans for City Hall construction were made by Andrewartha, who was named managing architect, and architectural firm C.L. Stancliff and Co.〔 The remaining government buildings were demolished before ground was broken on the city hall in 1870.〔 City engineer I.M. St. John was selected by the Lousivlle General Council to supervise the project.〔 Indiana Limestone, from White River quarries near Salem, Indiana was used. Construction took place between 1870 and 1873 at a final cost of $464,778.〔 The exterior has been renovated several times but remains basically unchanged, while the interior has been completely remodeled several times. A Greco-Roman annex building was built just west of City Hall in 1909. It was designed by Cornelius Curtin. An 1891 firehouse, the next building down Jefferson Street, was integrated to the complex in 1937. The building housed the city's tax collectors and quickly acquired the name "Sinking Fund Building."〔Gregory A. Luhan, Dennis Domer, and David Mohney. ''The Louisville Guide'' (2004). Princeton Architectural Press: p. 122.〕 By the late 20th century it housed the Inspections, Permits and Licenses Department, which moved out in 2004. All three buildings were added to the National Register of Historic Places as the City Hall Complex in 1976. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Louisville City Hall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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