Downtown in Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Clarke & Loomis Architects / Levy Brothers Building

Clarke & Loomis Architects Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 26, 2020

1. Clarke & Loomis Architects Marker

Inscription.
Clarke & Loomis Architects Charles Julian Clarke (1836-1908) of Frankfort, Ky. & Arthur Loomis (1858-1935) of Jeffersonville, In. collaborated from 1876 on many Louisville landmarks: Carter Dry Goods, Conrad-Caldwell House, Old Medical School. Clarke died while while serving as 1st pres. of Ky. Chapter-American Institute of Architects & Loomis fulfilled his term. Loomis designed Speed Art Museum, 1925.

Levy Brothers Building Designed by Clarke & Loomis in Richardsonian Romanesque style, the Levy Building opened in 1893. It originally housed Levy Brothers Clothing Store, which closed in 1979. Because the building was outlined with electric lights, the phrase “lit up like Levy's” became a popular expression describing bright, nighttime illumination.
Edith S. Bingham and AIA Central Ky. Chapter

Erected 2012 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2372.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.

Location. 38° 15.305′ N, 85° 45.291′ W. Marker is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. It is in Downtown.

Paid Advertisement

Click on the ad for more information.
Please report objectionable advertising to the Editor.

Click or scan to see
this page online

Marker is at the intersection of West Market Street (U.S. 31W) and South 3rd Street, on the left when traveling east on West Market Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 235 West Market Street, Louisville KY 40202, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Kentucky National Bank Building (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Coon Hollow Distillery Offices (about 500 feet away); Bank of Louisville (about 500 feet away); Louisville Board of Trade (about 600 feet away); Birth of Optimist International / Growth of Optimist International (about 600 feet away); Slave Trading In Louisville / Garrison Slave Pen Site (about 600 feet away); The Galt House (about 700 feet away); The Discovery of the Ohio River (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Louisville.

Also see . . . Arthur Loomis. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on November 29, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Levy Brothers Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 26, 2020

2. Levy Brothers Building Marker

Levy Brothers Building image. Click for more information.

via NPS, unknown

3. Levy Brothers Building

National Register of Historic Places Digital Archive on NPGallery website entry
Click for more information.

Levy Brothers Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 26, 2020

4. Levy Brothers Building

View from across Market Street.

Clarke & Loomis Architects / Levy Brothers Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 26, 2020

5. Clarke & Loomis Architects / Levy Brothers Building Marker

As seen looking eastward on Market Street.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 661 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 29, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on April 9, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4, 5. submitted on November 29, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.