Arthur Loomis
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Arthur Loomis was an architect
who worked in the early 1900s in Kentucky
, and Clarke & Loomis is one of the architectural firms in which he worked.
He designed the Carnegie Library in Warder Park
, in Jeffersonville, Indiana
, from which he was a native.
He designed the Conrad-Caldwell House, a contributing property in the St. James-Belgravia Historic District
in Old Louisville.
A number of buildings that Loomis or the firm designed survive and are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
. These include:
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
who worked in the early 1900s in Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
, and Clarke & Loomis is one of the architectural firms in which he worked.
Warder Park
Warder Park is located in Jeffersonville, Indiana on Court Avenue. This park has been a part of the community since the mid-19th century, when it had a bakery to produce hardtack to Union soldiers during the American Civil War. The park wasn't established officially until the year 1881 and is named...
, in Jeffersonville, Indiana
Jeffersonville, Indiana
Jeffersonville is a city in Clark County, Indiana, along the Ohio River. Locally, the city is often referred to by the abbreviated name Jeff. It is directly across the Ohio River to the north of Louisville, Kentucky along I-65. The population was 44,953 at the 2010 census...
, from which he was a native.
He designed the Conrad-Caldwell House, a contributing property in the St. James-Belgravia Historic District
St. James-Belgravia Historic District
The St. James-Belgravia Historic District, within Old Louisville, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. It comprises St. James Court and the Belgravia Court . It was the site of the Southern Exposition, and is bordered to the north by the scenic Central Park, a popular...
in Old Louisville.
A number of buildings that Loomis or the firm designed survive and are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
. These include:
- The Beaux Arts Fireproof Storage Company Warehouse in Louisville, KentuckyLouisville, KentuckyLouisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
- Speed Building, 319 Guthrie Green, Louisville
- Carrie Gaulbert Cox and Attilla Cox, Jr., House, 389 Mockingbird Valley Rd., Louisville (Clarke and Loomis)
- Henry Frank House, Madison Ave., Middletown, KY
- Jewish Hospital Complex, 236 E. Kennedy St., Louisville, KY
- Jones Estate, 1905 Stonegate Rd., Anchorage, Kentucky
- Levy Brothers Building, 235 W. Market St., Louisville (Clarke & Loomis)
- One or more buildings in Old Jeffersonville Historic DistrictOld Jeffersonville Historic DistrictThe Old Jeffersonville Historic District is located in Jeffersonville, Indiana. It marks the original boundaries of Jeffersonville, and is the heart of modern day downtown Jeffersonville It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983...
, roughly bounded by Court Ave., Graham St., Ohio River, & I-65, Jeffersonville, Indiana - Shelby Park Branch Library, 600 E. Oak St., Louisville (Loomis & Hartman)
- St. Lukes Church, 1204 Maple Lane, Anchorage, Kentucky
- St. Paul's German Evangelical Church and Parish House, 213 E. Broadway, Louisville (Clarke & Loomis)
- St. Peter's German Evangelical ChurchSt. Peter's German Evangelical ChurchSt. Peter's German Evangelical Church is a historic church at 1231 W. Jefferson Street in Louisville, Kentucky.It was built in 1894 in Late Gothic Revival style and added to the National Register in 1980.-References:...
, 1231 W. Jefferson St., Louisville (Clarke & Loomis) - University of Louisville School of Medicine, 101 W. Chestnut St., Louisville (Clarke & Loomis)
- Whiteside Bakery, 1400 W. Broadway St., Louisville
- Dr. Winston's House, 11906 Ridge Rd., Anchorage, Kentucky (Clarke & Loomis)