Baxter Building.
Title
Baxter Building .
Other Names
John G . Baxter Building .
Contributor
Henry Whitestone (architect)
Description
The Baxter Building was torn down in 1925 by the University of Louisville to make way for the Speed Art Museum . Location : Belknap Campus : on site of present-day Speed Art Museum . The Baxter Building served as a the main building for the House of Refuge and Louisville Industrial School of Reform , 1861-1925 , and as a Union Hospital during the Civil War . It also housed University administration offices . Named in honor of John G . Baxter , Louisville mayor and president of Louisville Industrial School of Reform . Type of architecture : Renaissance Revival .
Building Number
M
Subject
Buildings University of Louisville--Buildings
Location Depicted
University of Louisville. Belknap Campus Louisville (Ky.) Jefferson County (Ky.) University (Louisville, Ky.)
Date of Photo
1898
Building dates
1923 (acquired); 1858? - 1861? (finished); 1861? (dedicated); 1925 (razed)
Source
From the Louisville Anzeiger's special historical edition, March 1, 1898; 8x10 black and white photographic print from Buildings: Industrial School of Reform, University of Louisville Archives and Records Center
Citation Information
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Collection
University of Louisville Images
Collection Website
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/uofl/
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Archives and Records Center
Format
image/jpeg
Ordering Information
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Image Number
ULUA.001.0131
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