Residential buildings account for a large portion of total energy consumption in the United States. Residential energy usage can be dramatically reduced by improving the efficiency of building envelope systems. One such method is to incorporate...
University of Louisville--Buildings; Astronomical observatories;
A small building with a slanted roof, sitting in the distance in a clearing surrounded by bushes and trees. According to the University of Louisville Astronomy website, "This general purpose telescope enclosure offers simple access to the sky...
Shumaker Research Building (Louisville, Ky.); Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Research facilities
Shumaker Research Building seen from the roof of Gottschalk Hall. Named for John W. Shumaker, the 16th president of the University of Louisville. Location: Belknap Campus: 2210 South Brook Street, adjacent to Stevenson Hall (dorm). Current uses:...
A dirt road passes in front of a large building which appears to be made of stucco or concrete. The center section is framed by two taller sections with a Spanish or Arabic influence in the shape of the arches. The roof is tiled in terra cotta and...
Address: 1525 S. Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky. The building in the middle has a plaque on one of its columns indicating, "Funeral Home, Herman Meyer." The building three or four-story building has a conical roof on the left side...
A black car floats in the flood water on Brook Street behind DuPont Manual High School. A tiny bit of the roof of a submerged Mazda Miata protrudes from the water next to the adjacent lamp post. Photograph was taken during the late morning.
Meat industry; Industrial facilities; Buildings; Building construction; Men; JBS Swift & Company
Men working on roof at Swift & Company, Louisville, Kentucky. George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge and sand piles along the bank of Ohio River in background. Handwritten on back of print: "Swift & Co. (one of a series). View of...
Two before views and one after view of a single-story house with steep roof. In the before, the house has a dark roof and faded wood siding. In the after, the roof is a lighter color and the house has Perma Stone siding.
Buildings; Stores & shops; Building materials industry
Painted sign on side of brick building. The sign reads "Office and Warehouses Central Paint & Roofing Company Incorporated Home of Dur-a-bull Products Asphalt Shingles and Roll Roofings Wallboards Plasterboards Roof Coatings Roof Cements...
Greenhouses; Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Educational facilities;
The roof of the Life Sciences Building, including the greenhouse, seen from (apparently) the roof of Ekstrom Library. Other buildings, including the Student Activity Center's clock tower, are visible in the background.
Address: 814 Cherokee Road, Louisville, Kentucky. Three black trucks sit in front of the building at Marret & Miller Florists. In front of each truck stands a man, probably the delivery driver. Painted on the side of each truck is "'Say it...
The Henri Barret Montfort Home stands at 413 W. Broadway in Louisville, Kentucky. The building is set off from the public by an iron fence and has a walk leading up to a double-sided staircase. The staircase leads to the entryway which is supported...
Address: 903 W. Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A cobblestone street with trolley tracks runs in front of a building with a sign declaring it, "9th St. Public Warehouse." Other signs indicate a number of businesses using the building,...
Automobile service stations; Buildings; Transportation; Brick wall signs; Signs (Notices)
A Gulf service station sits at the corner of a street which is likely located in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. The lot has two tall lampposts with five white globes. Fuel pumps sit by a small brick building with terra cotta roof tiles. Cars are...
Tobacco industry; Building construction; Lumber; Men
Barrett's Tobacco Stemmery frame under construction: a large barn-shaped wood building with a small brick addition. More of the work has been done on the first floor and roof. The second floor is more bare. Piles of wood boards lie or lean around...
Ballard High School, 6000 Brownsboro Road, Louisville, Kentucky. One-story stone building with concave roof having a large dormer. The front entrance is domed. The front windows have white bands underneath; the three at left have one band under all...
Collegiate School, a private elementary and high school, located at 2427 Glenmary Avenue in Louisville, Kentucky. Rectangular, two-story building with a row of dormers on the roof, and keystones over the windows on the body of the building. The...
Germantown School on Mary Street, last listed in City Directory 1905; replaced by Isaac Shelby elementary school; Louisville, Kentucky. Narrow, three-story brick building with pointed roof and a three story metal column attached to the front which...
Train station at West Point, Kentucky. The station is a one-story wood building in two perpendicular segments, each with a pyramid-shaped roof. From the roof at the right side hangs a sign that says, "Westpoint." Directly left of the...
