Downtown in Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Speed Building
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2022
1. Speed 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 this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.
Location. 38° 15.002′ N, 85° 45.438′ W. Marker is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. It is in Downtown. Marker is at the intersection of Guthrie Street and South 4th Street, on the left when traveling east on Guthrie Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 333 Guthrie St, 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. James Guthrie (1792-1869) (a few steps from this marker); Civil Rights Movement Overview - Fourth Street Sit-In Demonstration Sites (within shouting distance of this marker); Sit-in Demonstration Site (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Sit-in Demonstration Site (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Campaign to End Racial Segregation in Louisville (about 400 feet away); The Seelbach Hotel, 1905 (about 400 feet away); 50th Anniversary of the End of World War II (about 400 feet away); Thomas Merton - (1915-68) / A Revelation (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Louisville.
Regarding Speed Building.
this page online
The Speed Building is an important early twentieth-century commercial building and is located in one of the most important remaining blocks in downtown Louisville. The structure is an excellent example of the decorative use of glazed brick and glazed terra cotta highly popular as a building material in this period.
Plans for the Speed Building were first announced in 1913. The widening and continuation of the blink alley, on the east side of Fourth Street, which is now Guthrie Green was planned at this time. The building was completed in 1917 and occupation began at this date. In 1919, legal action was begun against the owners of the Speed Building by the Pendennis Club and the Louisville Realty Corporation. The foundations and window sills of the Speed Building encroached on the property of the two concerns.
Also see . . . Speed Building (PDF). National Register nomination for the building, which was listed in 1983. (National Archives) (Submitted on August 5, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2022
2. Speed Building Marker
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2022
3. Speed Building Marker
View of the building's east side from South 3rd Street.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 154 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 5, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
