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The Belknap neighborhood was once farm land, two miles (3 km) south of where Bardstown Road (then Bardstown Turnpike) began at Highland Avenue. There was a stagecoach stop at Douglass Boulevard and Bardstown Road called the "Two-mile House." |
The Belknap neighborhood was once farm land, two miles (3 km) south of where Bardstown Road (then Bardstown Turnpike) began at Highland Avenue. There was a stagecoach stop at Douglass Boulevard and Bardstown Road called the "Two-mile House." |
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As the city of Louisville grew, so did the Highlands. The [[Catholic]] [[parish]] St. Francis of Assisi built its first church on the Michael Zimlich property in 1886. Zimlich sold 24 acres in 1901, paving the way for one of the first commercial strips along Bardstown and Dundee roads. In 1909, the Eiler family sold a |
As the city of Louisville grew, so did the Highlands. The [[Catholic]] [[parish]] St. Francis of Assisi built its first church on the Michael Zimlich property in 1886. Zimlich sold 24 acres in 1901, paving the way for one of the first commercial strips along Bardstown and Dundee roads. In 1909, the Eiler family sold a <span style="white-space:nowrap">22 foot (7 m)</span> easement for the streetcar turnaround and the annexation of the loop occurred, now called ''Douglass Loop.'' Zimlich later sold 26 more acres, and between 1916 and 1918 Boulevard Napoleon was developed. |
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William Burke Belknap, who established [[Belknap Hardware and Manufacturing Company]] on the banks of the [[Ohio River]] in 1840, and his family lived on Douglass Boulevard, north of Bardstown Road. They acquired land between Sewanee Drive and [[Bellarmine University]], and gave this piece of property to the University of Louisville to build a campus. |
William Burke Belknap, who established [[Belknap Hardware and Manufacturing Company]] on the banks of the [[Ohio River]] in 1840, and his family lived on Douglass Boulevard, north of Bardstown Road. They acquired land between Sewanee Drive and [[Bellarmine University]], and gave this piece of property to the University of Louisville to build a campus. |
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When the Fred Kaelin farm was auctioned from a mule truck in 1923, there were two homes on the property. One still stands on Eastview Avenue (since converted to apartments). The other was razed to build a [[Walgreen]]'s drug store at Bardstown Road and Trevilian Way. The stone part of a house on Lakeside Drive was originally the springhouse for the farm. |
When the Fred Kaelin farm was auctioned from a mule truck in 1923, there were two homes on the property. One still stands on Eastview Avenue (since converted to apartments). The other was razed to build a [[Walgreen]]'s drug store at Bardstown Road and Trevilian Way. The stone part of a house on Lakeside Drive was originally the springhouse for the farm. |
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Lakeside Swim Club opened in 1924 at the site of a former rock quarry. This private club is known for its steep, |
Lakeside Swim Club opened in 1924 at the site of a former rock quarry. This private club is known for its steep, <span style="white-space:nowrap">40 foot (12 m)</span> rock walls and huge quarry "lake" – actually a 3.2 million US gallon (12,000 m³) swimming pool, with a flat concrete bottom and depths ranging from 3 to <span style="white-space:nowrap">20 feet (6 m)</span>. |
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The Trough Springs property once belonged to Jonathan Clark, brother of George Rogers and William Clark. It was built before Kentucky became a state. The Doup cemetery, at 2700 Bardstown Road, was incorporated in 1812. In 1949, Bellarmine University located to the area. |
The Trough Springs property once belonged to Jonathan Clark, brother of George Rogers and William Clark. It was built before Kentucky became a state. The Doup cemetery, at 2700 Bardstown Road, was incorporated in 1812. In 1949, Bellarmine University located to the area. |
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Belknap is a neighborhood five miles (8 km) southeast of downtown Louisville, Kentucky, USA. The neighborhood is bound by Bardstown Road, Douglass Boulevard, Emerson Avenue and Newburg Road. It is part of a larger area of Louisville called the Highlands.
The Belknap neighborhood was once farm land, two miles (3 km) south of where Bardstown Road (then Bardstown Turnpike) began at Highland Avenue. There was a stagecoach stop at Douglass Boulevard and Bardstown Road called the "Two-mile House."
As the city of Louisville grew, so did the Highlands. The Catholic parish St. Francis of Assisi built its first church on the Michael Zimlich property in 1886. Zimlich sold 24 acres in 1901, paving the way for one of the first commercial strips along Bardstown and Dundee roads. In 1909, the Eiler family sold a 22 foot (7 m) easement for the streetcar turnaround and the annexation of the loop occurred, now called Douglass Loop. Zimlich later sold 26 more acres, and between 1916 and 1918 Boulevard Napoleon was developed.
William Burke Belknap, who established Belknap Hardware and Manufacturing Company on the banks of the Ohio River in 1840, and his family lived on Douglass Boulevard, north of Bardstown Road. They acquired land between Sewanee Drive and Bellarmine University, and gave this piece of property to the University of Louisville to build a campus.
When 30 acres of adjacent property, owned by the Heintzmann family, was sold, it became the first section of University Park, so named because it would lead to the University of Louisville. The street names were changed in 1918 to Ivy League school names, such as Harvard and Yale, to connect to the new subdivision. However, a building bond to facilitate the new campus was rejected by voters in 1920, and the plan never materialized.
The original school on Sils Avenue was named for William Richardson Belknap (William Burke Belknap's son), and opened in 1916, two years after his death. When the school opened, it was a city school, but most of the area was still county. The county children had to go to Maple Grove, present day location of Air Devil’s Inn, across from Bowman Field on Taylorsville Road.
In the 1920s, there was another annexation, and the final annexation occurred in 1958. The sixth class cities were incorporated in the 1920s, making Strathmoor Manor within the boundaries of the Belknap neighborhood.
In 1923, the University of Louisville sold their property, and the development style in the area changed. Some of the land was sold to William F. Randolph, who preferred the curvilinear features that followed the natural contours of the land and other developers followed his lead.
When the Fred Kaelin farm was auctioned from a mule truck in 1923, there were two homes on the property. One still stands on Eastview Avenue (since converted to apartments). The other was razed to build a Walgreen's drug store at Bardstown Road and Trevilian Way. The stone part of a house on Lakeside Drive was originally the springhouse for the farm.
Lakeside Swim Club opened in 1924 at the site of a former rock quarry. This private club is known for its steep, 40 foot (12 m) rock walls and huge quarry "lake" – actually a 3.2 million US gallon (12,000 m³) swimming pool, with a flat concrete bottom and depths ranging from 3 to 20 feet (6 m).
The Trough Springs property once belonged to Jonathan Clark, brother of George Rogers and William Clark. It was built before Kentucky became a state. The Doup cemetery, at 2700 Bardstown Road, was incorporated in 1812. In 1949, Bellarmine University located to the area.
The Belknap neighborhood has many styles and ages of houses, from antebellum to modern. A handful of antebellum structures remain, including a former farmhouse on Eastview Avenue (now apartments), and a barn behind a house near the Douglass Loop.
Demographics
In the 2000 census, the population of Belknap was 3,630 [1], of which 95.8% are white, 1.9% are people listed as other, 1.3% are black, and 1% are Hispanic. College graduates are 57.8% of the population, people without a high school degree are 3.8%. Females outnumber males 55% to 45%.
References
- ^ "Community Resource Network". Retrieved 2005-11-18.