The Cardinal Hill Reservoir located in Jefferson County Louisville KY

Cardinal Hill Reservoir is a historic site in

Jefferson County, Kentucky Jefferson County is located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 782,969. It is the most populous county in the commonwealth (with more than twice the population of second ranked ...

. It is listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

. It was designed by Chicago architect Victor Andre Matteson. A one-story structure of stone (ashlar), it includes Doric

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entablature An entablature (; nativization of Italian , from "in" and "table") is the superstructure of moldings and bands which lies horizontally above columns, resting on their capitals. Entablatures are major elements of classical architecture, and ...

parapet A parapet is a barrier that is an extension of the wall at the edge of a roof, terrace, balcony, walkway or other structure. The word comes ultimately from the Italian ''parapetto'' (''parare'' 'to cover/defend' and ''petto'' 'chest/breast'). Whe ...

wall, shouldered

architrave In classical architecture, an architrave (; from it, architrave "chief beam", also called an epistyle; from Greek ἐπίστυλον ''epistylon'' "door frame") is the lintel or beam that rests on the capitals of columns. The term can ...

quoin Quoins ( or ) are masonry blocks at the corner of a wall. Some are structural, providing strength for a wall made with inferior stone or rubble, while others merely add aesthetic detail to a corner. According to one 19th century encyclopedia, t ...

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balustrade A baluster is an upright support, often a vertical moulded shaft, square, or lathe-turned form found in stairways, parapets, and other architectural features. In furniture construction it is known as a spindle. Common materials used in its con ...

d stairs. Lights along front bank of old reservoir set on pedestal bases "with tomb-like structures" holding lights at corners. National Register of Historic Places nomination form

References

National Register of Historic Places in Louisville, Kentucky Landforms of Louisville, Kentucky Reservoirs in Kentucky Water supply infrastructure on the National Register of Historic Places Infrastructure in Louisville, Kentucky 1931 establishments in Kentucky Infrastructure completed in 1931 {{JeffersonCountyKY-NRHP-stub

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