1064:
65:
90:
48:
294:
most decorative planes of the structure. The same tapestry-like panels found on the other façade planes are also located here, on both sides of a central, slightly recessed plane which contains banding and brickwork which comprise another tapestry-like design. The stone band which divides the basement-story from the first floor is interrupted by an elongated arch with a medallion containing an old city of
Louisville emblem.
1075:
344:. The main entrance is an example of the combination of the decorative motifs. Exaggerated dentils line the arched panel above the double doors. This panel also contains a lamp, symbolic of enlightenment, hope, window and truth, an open book, symbolic of intellectual attainment, and a fig branch from the tree of knowledge. The remaining elements are stylized foliate patterns, typical of Sullivanesque detailing.
97:
72:
298:
motifs on each side of the entrance. The name BOYS and GIRLS is located in the lintel. There are small paired windows above the entrance and another larger pair on the second level. The rest of the fenestration on the side walls of the building is the same as that found on the front. The windows on the rear of the building have nine-over-nine lights.
297:
On every outside corner of the building at the parapet level is a band of exaggerated dentils with projecting ends. On the right side of the building is an entrance for the boys and on the left side is an entrance for the girls. The entrance is within a stone surround with the tapestry-like applied
293:
On the inside walls of each wing are three basement-story windows and two first and second floor windows with the same mullion patterns found on the recessed front façade windows. Applied tapestry-like panels are found on the second floor. The ends of the wings contain no fenestration and are the
953:
1048:
984:
1104:
968:
250:
The
Belknap School is a two-story building on a raised basement. The building has a central projecting entry bay and projecting end wings. The central projecting entrance contains double doors with a single transom. The panes have geometric
328:
The
Belknap School is an example in Louisville of the eclectic styles of the early twentieth century. The craftsmanship displayed in the terra cotta ornamentation on the building's exterior make it one of the city's finest examples of
958:
285:
rise from the sill of the first floor windows to the lintels of the second floor windows, with tapestry-like terra cotta panels on the pilasters between the second: floor windows. A stone band divides the second floor from the large
1099:
1043:
989:
409:
units. As a part of the plant, a new condo building was built on the school lot just south of the original building. The new building was built to roughly resemble the original building and have a similar footprint.
630:
1010:
912:
392:. Henry is known particularly for his use of classical and mythical symbolism, as well as his ingenuous eclectic designs. The Belknap School remained a neighborhood school until 1978 when it was closed.
943:
877:
842:
917:
822:
782:
607:
882:
872:
867:
847:
281:
The basement-story windows have six-over-six lights. A stone band divides the basement-story from the first floor. The first and second floor windows contain unusually patterned geometric lights.
963:
797:
712:
832:
827:
702:
922:
887:
792:
767:
907:
857:
837:
812:
802:
787:
777:
762:
742:
717:
707:
697:
927:
902:
807:
747:
727:
722:
692:
682:
862:
817:
757:
732:
687:
994:
892:
772:
737:
267:
is a band of exaggerated dentils. In the stone surround; the school name, WILLIAM R. BELKNAP SCHOOL, is located above the doors, flanked by applied decorative terra cotta motifs.
948:
897:
852:
752:
270:
On the second floor is a pair of windows with vertical mullions in both sash, and crosshatch mullions in the upper portion of the upper sash. Flanking the windows are applied,
660:
645:
320:- most likely a combination of all three. Assumptions were made as to the material used in the context of the description. If and when terra cotta was used, it is unglazed.
274:
torch motifs. The inside walls of this projecting bay contain three stepped windows on the first level and paired windows on the second with the flanking torch motifs. The
600:
676:
247:
The building and its grounds originally took up an entire 2.15-acre (8,700 m) city block. The building has about 30,000 square feet (2,800 m) of indoor space.
1109:
1078:
593:
134:
1119:
1068:
395:
278:
of the recessed façade plane which flanks the entrance bay consists of five basement-story windows and five windows on both the first and second floors.
89:
305:
contains some of the same decorative elements found on the school building. Every door knob on the interior is a bust of
William R. Belknap. In 2000 a
1114:
64:
640:
378:
235:
The school takes its name from the developer of the surrounding neighborhood. In 1995, the
Belknap neighborhood association took a geometric
616:
432:
225:
34:
309:
antennae was added atop the smokestack, but was quickly altered to hide the antennae within the smokestack after neighbors complained.
263:. Within the tympanum is a central lamp with the words "LUX ET VERITAS, light and truth," above an open book with a fig branch. In the
1031:
399:
347:
The projecting end wings of the building also contain geometric and foliate stylized panels, described in a 1916 article from
398:
sold the building to a private company which reopened the school building as office space in 1983. A portion was used by the
312:
It is not clear what material was used in the surrounds and applied motifs and banding on this building. It is terra cotta,
229:
374:
1036:
1015:
406:
362:
256:
650:
655:
635:
528:
520:
437:
221:
118:
574:
557:
478:
458:
370:
349:
236:
217:
402:
from 1994 to 1998. Vineyard
Christian Church held services in the building in 2002 until 2006.
337:
516:
585:
385:
306:
541:
389:
47:
313:
572:
Elson, Martha (2005-07-08). "Developer wins OK on plan for condos at
Belknap School".
196:
1093:
341:
336:
The
Belknap School was designed in an eclectic style. The plan is typical of the new
330:
1049:
University and college buildings listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
271:
366:
302:
149:
136:
388:
before becoming school architect, and assisted Davis in the plans for the
340:
schools of the period, but the decorative elements are both classical and
282:
122:
1105:
School buildings on the
National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky
287:
252:
555:
Butch, John (2000-02-11). "Proliferating phone towers spark battles".
517:"Belknap School National Register of Historic Places Inventory report"
381:, both of which are also on the National Register of Historic Places.
1044:
List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places
317:
275:
264:
260:
456:
Elson, Martha (2005-01-18). "Developer eyes old Belknap school".
427:
476:
Elson, Martha (2001-10-13). "Old school may become a landmark".
589:
255:. This entrance is encased in a stone surround with an arched
1100:
National Register of Historic Places in Louisville, Kentucky
228:
in 1982. It was designated as a local landmark by the
1024:
1003:
977:
936:
669:
646:
History of the National Register of Historic Places
623:
405:In 2006, the school building was converted into 20
365:, was the last of seven schools built with a local
202:
189:
181:
173:
165:
128:
113:
677:List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state
185:Mixed (more than 2 styles from different periods)
96:
71:
1069:National Register of Historic Places portal
601:
8:
373:was architect for schools and also designed
608:
594:
586:
46:
617:U.S. National Register of Historic Places
361:The William R. Belknap School, named for
35:U.S. National Register of Historic Places
471:
469:
451:
449:
447:
1110:Defunct schools in Louisville, Kentucky
511:
509:
419:
239:from the school building for its logo.
537:
526:
507:
505:
503:
501:
499:
497:
495:
493:
491:
489:
428:"National Register Information System"
18:
230:Louisville Metro Landmarks Commission
7:
433:National Register of Historic Places
226:National Register of Historic Places
224:United States. It was added to the
216:is a former school building in the
1120:School buildings completed in 1916
1032:National Historic Preservation Act
14:
1074:
1073:
1062:
95:
88:
70:
63:
1115:1916 establishments in Kentucky
400:Christian Academy of Louisville
396:Jefferson County Public Schools
985:Federated States of Micronesia
631:Architectural style categories
384:Henry was in partnership with
191:
1:
104:Show map of the United States
16:United States historic place
375:Louisville Male High School
1136:
1037:Historic Preservation Fund
1016:American Legation, Morocco
379:Brandeis Elementary School
363:William Richardson Belknap
290:wall with a stone coping.
27:Belknap, Willam R., School
1057:
978:Lists by associated state
190:NRHP reference
57:
45:
41:
32:
25:
21:
959:Northern Mariana Islands
214:Willam R. Belknap School
182:Architectural style
259:lined with exaggerated
954:Minor Outlying Islands
937:Lists by insular areas
651:Keeper of the Register
536:Cite journal requires
656:National Park Service
636:Contributing property
521:National Park Service
438:National Park Service
150:38.22194°N 85.68972°W
1011:District of Columbia
222:Louisville, Kentucky
79:Show map of Kentucky
575:The Courier-Journal
558:The Courier-Journal
479:The Courier-Journal
459:The Courier-Journal
369:from 1914 to 1916.
350:The Courier-Journal
155:38.22194; -85.68972
146: /
52:Front of the school
1087:
1086:
641:Historic district
523:. March 31, 1982.
440:. March 13, 2009.
338:Elizabethan style
210:
209:
1127:
1077:
1076:
1067:
1066:
1065:
990:Marshall Islands
610:
603:
596:
587:
580:
579:
569:
563:
562:
552:
546:
545:
539:
534:
532:
524:
513:
484:
483:
473:
464:
463:
453:
442:
441:
424:
386:Brinton B. Davis
220:neighborhood of
193:
161:
160:
158:
157:
156:
151:
147:
144:
143:
142:
139:
117:1800 Sils Ave.,
105:
99:
98:
92:
80:
74:
73:
67:
50:
19:
1135:
1134:
1130:
1129:
1128:
1126:
1125:
1124:
1090:
1089:
1088:
1083:
1063:
1061:
1053:
1020:
999:
973:
932:
665:
619:
614:
584:
583:
571:
570:
566:
554:
553:
549:
535:
525:
515:
514:
487:
482:. pp. 01N.
475:
474:
467:
462:. pp. 03B.
455:
454:
445:
426:
425:
421:
416:
390:Broadway School
359:
353:as tapestries.
326:
245:
206:August 12, 1982
154:
152:
148:
145:
140:
137:
135:
133:
132:
109:
108:
107:
106:
103:
102:
101:
100:
83:
82:
81:
78:
77:
76:
75:
53:
37:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1133:
1131:
1123:
1122:
1117:
1112:
1107:
1102:
1092:
1091:
1085:
1084:
1082:
1081:
1071:
1058:
1055:
1054:
1052:
1051:
1046:
1041:
1040:
1039:
1028:
1026:
1022:
1021:
1019:
1018:
1013:
1007:
1005:
1001:
1000:
998:
997:
992:
987:
981:
979:
975:
974:
972:
971:
969:Virgin Islands
966:
961:
956:
951:
946:
944:American Samoa
940:
938:
934:
933:
931:
930:
925:
920:
915:
910:
905:
900:
895:
890:
885:
880:
878:South Carolina
875:
870:
865:
860:
855:
850:
845:
843:North Carolina
840:
835:
830:
825:
820:
815:
810:
805:
800:
795:
790:
785:
780:
775:
770:
765:
760:
755:
750:
745:
740:
735:
730:
725:
720:
715:
710:
705:
700:
695:
690:
685:
680:
673:
671:
670:Lists by state
667:
666:
664:
663:
661:Property types
658:
653:
648:
643:
638:
633:
627:
625:
621:
620:
615:
613:
612:
605:
598:
590:
582:
581:
578:. pp. 3B.
564:
561:. pp. 1B.
547:
538:|journal=
485:
465:
443:
418:
417:
415:
412:
358:
355:
325:
322:
301:The polygonal
244:
241:
208:
207:
204:
200:
199:
194:
187:
186:
183:
179:
178:
175:
171:
170:
167:
163:
162:
130:
126:
125:
115:
111:
110:
94:
93:
87:
86:
85:
84:
69:
68:
62:
61:
60:
59:
58:
55:
54:
51:
43:
42:
39:
38:
33:
30:
29:
26:
23:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1132:
1121:
1118:
1116:
1113:
1111:
1108:
1106:
1103:
1101:
1098:
1097:
1095:
1080:
1072:
1070:
1060:
1059:
1056:
1050:
1047:
1045:
1042:
1038:
1035:
1034:
1033:
1030:
1029:
1027:
1023:
1017:
1014:
1012:
1009:
1008:
1006:
1002:
996:
993:
991:
988:
986:
983:
982:
980:
976:
970:
967:
965:
962:
960:
957:
955:
952:
950:
947:
945:
942:
941:
939:
935:
929:
926:
924:
921:
919:
918:West Virginia
916:
914:
911:
909:
906:
904:
901:
899:
896:
894:
891:
889:
886:
884:
881:
879:
876:
874:
871:
869:
866:
864:
861:
859:
856:
854:
851:
849:
846:
844:
841:
839:
836:
834:
831:
829:
826:
824:
823:New Hampshire
821:
819:
816:
814:
811:
809:
806:
804:
801:
799:
796:
794:
791:
789:
786:
784:
783:Massachusetts
781:
779:
776:
774:
771:
769:
766:
764:
761:
759:
756:
754:
751:
749:
746:
744:
741:
739:
736:
734:
731:
729:
726:
724:
721:
719:
716:
714:
711:
709:
706:
704:
701:
699:
696:
694:
691:
689:
686:
684:
681:
678:
675:
674:
672:
668:
662:
659:
657:
654:
652:
649:
647:
644:
642:
639:
637:
634:
632:
629:
628:
626:
622:
618:
611:
606:
604:
599:
597:
592:
591:
588:
577:
576:
568:
565:
560:
559:
551:
548:
543:
530:
522:
518:
512:
510:
508:
506:
504:
502:
500:
498:
496:
494:
492:
490:
486:
481:
480:
472:
470:
466:
461:
460:
452:
450:
448:
444:
439:
435:
434:
429:
423:
420:
413:
411:
408:
403:
401:
397:
393:
391:
387:
382:
380:
376:
372:
371:J. Earl Henry
368:
364:
356:
354:
352:
351:
345:
343:
342:Sullivanesque
339:
334:
332:
331:Sullivanesque
323:
321:
319:
315:
310:
308:
304:
299:
295:
291:
289:
284:
279:
277:
273:
268:
266:
262:
258:
254:
248:
242:
240:
238:
233:
231:
227:
223:
219:
215:
205:
203:Added to NRHP
201:
198:
195:
188:
184:
180:
177:Earl J. Henry
176:
172:
168:
164:
159:
131:
127:
124:
120:
116:
112:
91:
66:
56:
49:
44:
40:
36:
31:
24:
20:
883:South Dakota
873:Rhode Island
868:Pennsylvania
848:North Dakota
573:
567:
556:
550:
529:cite journal
477:
457:
431:
422:
404:
394:
383:
360:
348:
346:
335:
327:
324:Architecture
311:
300:
296:
292:
280:
276:fenestration
269:
249:
246:
234:
213:
211:
1004:Other areas
964:Puerto Rico
798:Mississippi
713:Connecticut
407:condominium
333:detailing.
272:terra cotta
243:Description
153: /
129:Coordinates
1094:Categories
913:Washington
833:New Mexico
828:New Jersey
703:California
414:References
367:bond issue
303:smokestack
141:85°41′23″W
138:38°13′19″N
119:Louisville
923:Wisconsin
888:Tennessee
793:Minnesota
768:Louisiana
283:Pilasters
232:in 2001.
174:Architect
1079:Category
908:Virginia
858:Oklahoma
838:New York
813:Nebraska
803:Missouri
788:Michigan
778:Maryland
763:Kentucky
743:Illinois
718:Delaware
708:Colorado
698:Arkansas
307:cellular
257:tympanum
253:mullions
197:82002706
123:Kentucky
114:Location
1025:Related
928:Wyoming
903:Vermont
808:Montana
748:Indiana
728:Georgia
723:Florida
693:Arizona
683:Alabama
357:History
288:parapet
261:dentils
218:Belknap
863:Oregon
818:Nevada
758:Kansas
733:Hawaii
688:Alaska
624:Topics
318:cement
265:lintel
995:Palau
893:Texas
773:Maine
738:Idaho
314:stone
237:motif
166:Built
949:Guam
898:Utah
853:Ohio
753:Iowa
542:help
377:and
212:The
169:1916
316:or
192:No.
1096::
533::
531:}}
527:{{
519:.
488:^
468:^
446:^
436:.
430:.
121:,
679::
609:e
602:t
595:v
544:)
540:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
