Old Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Weissinger-Gaulbert Apartments
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2022
1. Weissinger-Gaulbert Apartments 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 1912.
Location. 38° 14.733′ N, 85° 45.401′ W. Marker is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. It is in Old Louisville. It is on South 3rd Street (Kentucky Route 1020) south of West Broadway (U.S. 150), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 709 S 3rd 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: YMCA Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Sit-in Demonstration Site (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Sit-in Demonstration Site (about 500 feet away); J. Graham Brown (about 600 feet away); Murray Atkins Walls (about 600 feet away); First Unitarian Church (about 800 feet away); Dr. J.B. Marvin House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sit-In Demonstration Site (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Louisville.
Other markers no longer nearby. Louisville Free Public Library (was about 600 feet away but has been confirmed missing); George Denison Prentice
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Regarding Weissinger-Gaulbert Apartments. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:
In 1903 the main building of the Weissinger-Gaulbert Apartments wa serected at the southwest corner of Broadway and Third Street. The architect, recorded in a Weissinger-Gaulbert Company account book, was the firm of McDonald and Sheblessy. This newest of Louisville's apartment buildings soon became a popular place to live.
The demand for apartments in the Weissinger was so great that in 1907 the five-story Broadway Annex was built just west of the main building, the architect again being Kenneth McDonald. It too was quickly filled as the owners had a waiting list of eager tenants.
By 1910 plans were underway for still another annex, and in February the Company purchased the John M. Atherton property at the southeast corner of Broadway and Third Street. The Atherton residence was razed and construction of the new building began in 1911. In September 1912 the Third Street Annex was opened.
(Editor's note) Only the Third Street Annex, the last building constructed, survives. The other two buildings were demolished in 1955 and 1963.
Also see . . . Weissinger-Gaulbert Apartments (PDF).
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2022
2. Weissinger-Gaulbert Apartments Marker
Andrew Jameson via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0), May 20, 2010
3. Weissinger-Gaulbert Apartment Building
Also known as the Third Street Annex, it is the only surviving building of a set of three.
via HipPostcard (Public Domain), circa 1910
4. Weissinger-Gaulbert Apartments
The Main Building (built 1904) is in the foreground. To the right is the Broadway Annex, which was constructed in 1907. Both buildings were later razed.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 869 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 9, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
