Downtown in Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Kentucky National Bank Building
300 West Main Street
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2022
1. Kentucky National Bank Building Marker
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1891.
Location. 38° 15.38′ N, 85° 45.304′ W. Marker is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of West Main Street (U.S. 31W) and South 3rd Street, on the left when traveling west on West Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 W Main St, Louisville KY 40202, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Ohio River Valley. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Louisville Board of Trade (within shouting distance of this marker); Bank of Louisville (within shouting distance of this marker); Coon Hollow Distillery Offices (within shouting distance of this marker); Kentucky Distillers' Association (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Clarke & Loomis Architects / Levy Brothers Building (about 500 feet away); Bourbon District (about 500 feet away); The Discovery of the Ohio River (about 500 feet away); The Columbia Building (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Louisville.
Regarding Kentucky National Bank Building.
this page online
On June 13, 1889, John D. Rudd sold the current site of No. 300 West Main Street to the Kentucky National Bank for $51,000. During the year 1890, the present, palatial, seven-story Richardsonian "skycraper" of rusticated white stone was under construction, at a cost of $100,000. The monumental Kentucky National Bank Building is a product of the increased local building activity of the late 1880's and 1890's, and exemplified a period of unprecedented prosperity in Louisville's history.
The bank opened for business at its new home on January 12, 1891. The first floor was occupied by officers of the bank, and was the area where all banking business was transacted.
Only a few years later, in 1894, the new building was sold with all its furnishings- to the American National Bank of Louisville, which owned the property until 1915. During the twentieth century, No. 300 has been owned by several insurance and finance companies.
Also see . . . Kentucky National Bank (PDF). National Register nomination for the building, which was listed in 1979. (National Archives) (Submitted on August 4, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2022
2. Kentucky National Bank Building Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 940 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 4, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
