Moosmiller & Johnson Architectural Drawings, 1906-1946
Held by The Filson Historical Society
Creator: Moosmiller & Johnson, Architects
Title: Architectural drawings, 1906-1946
Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for these papers, contact the Collections Department.
Size of Collection: 7 cu. ft. (3 ovsz. boxes)
Location Number: Mss. AR M825
Historical Note
Paul E. Moosmiller (1874-1964) was an architect who lived in New Albany, Indiana, and had an office in Norwood, Ohio, before moving his business to Louisville, Ky. Moosmiller styled his firm as Moosmiller, Architect, before Harold C. Johnson joined the firm, at which point they renamed it to Moosmiller & Johnson, Architects. Moosmiller’s drawings show that he was active from approximately 1900 to 1950.
Works by Moosmiller include the York Apartments, which are still in use today, the Daniel Boone Hotel in Charleston Virginia, the Seelbach Hotel in Louisville, and the Henry Clay Hotel in Ashland, Kentucky. He also designed churches, including the Ashland and Crescent Hill Methodist Episcopal Churches, as well as St. Mark’s Parish in Louisville. Other notable buildings include Gabe’s Restaurant in Owensboro, Ky., and the Third National Bank of Ashland, Ky.
References: Morton, Linda. “Historic Property Investigation, Biographical Highlights, Moosmiller House.” Indiana University Southeast. April 22, 2011.
Scope and Content Note
These drawings include hotels, apartments, churches, and banks throughout Kentucky and in Charleston, West Virginia, dating from 1906 to 1946.
In addition to the projects listed below, folder 10 includes a map of subdivision for the Fort Stanwyx Realty Company as well as plans for the Argyle Apartments, the Daniel Boone Hotel of Charleston, West Virginia, and an office building for J. Ross Todd of Louisville, Kentucky. Folder 11 contains photocopies of material too damaged to be retained in its original format, including the Ashland M.E. Church South, the Daniel Boone Hotel, a Tourist’s Hotel, and the York Apartments.
See the project index for more information.
Folder List
Box 1:
Project Files
- Building plans for Dr. Bushmeyer at 5th & Chestnut St., 1923
- Specifications, correspondence and sketches for Henry Clay Hotel, Ashland, Ky., 1923-1927
- Correspondence and sketches for Henry Clay Hotel, Ashland, Ky., 1927-1928
- York or Hampton Hall Apartments, 1925-1928
- Description of a Tourist’s Hotel, Louisville, Ky., undated
- Specifications for annex and alterations to Gabe’s Restaurant, Owensboro, Ky., undated
- Specifications for 1428 St. James Ct. for Eli Brown Jr., undated
- Miscellaneous correspondence and newspaper clipping, 1928, undated
Folders
- Jefferson Tavern, Louisville, Ky., 1923
- Miscellaneous projects, 1910-1927, undated
- Photocopied drawings, 1925-1926, undated
Renderings
- Design for St. Mark’s Parish Buildings, Louisville, Ky., 1924
- Peterson Ave. Elevation, Crescent Hill M.E. Church, 1924
- Design for [Henry Clay] Hotel, Ashland, Ky., 1924
- Lobby Floor Plan, Design for [Henry Clay] Hotel, Ashland, Ky., 1924
- First Floor Plan, Design for [Henry Clay] Hotel, Ashland, Ky., 1924
- Typical Floor Plan, Design for [Henry Clay] Hotel, Ashland, Ky., 1924
- Sub-Basement, Design for [Henry Clay] Hotel, Ashland, Ky., 1925
- Basement Plan, Design for [Henry Clay] Hotel, Ashland, Ky., 1925
- Lobby Floor Plan, Design for [Henry Clay] Hotel, Ashland, Ky., 1925
- Typical Floor Plan, Design for [Henry Clay] Hotel, Ashland, Ky., 1925
- Kitchen Floor Plan, Design for [Henry Clay] Hotel, Ashland, Ky., 1925
- Main Floor Plan, Design for [Henry Clay] Hotel, Ashland, Ky., 1925
- Basement Plan, Ashland, M.E. Church South, Scheme No. 1, 1925
- Second Floor & Balcony Plan, Ashland, M.E. Church South, Scheme No. 1, 1925
- Basement Plan, Ashland, M.E. Church South, Scheme No. 2, 1925
- Main Floor Plan, Ashland, M.E. Church South, Scheme No. 2, 1925
- Second Floor Plan, Ashland, M.E. Church South, Scheme No. 2, 1925
- First Floor Plan, Ashland, M.E. Church South, 1925
- Offices and Apartments for Bruce and Hager Realtors, Ashland, Ky., undated
- Front Elevation, Sketches for Third National Bank, Ashland, Ky., undated
- Perspective View, undated
Box 2 (rolled drawings):
- Seelbach Hotel, Louisville, Ky., 1906
- New Store for Seelbach Hotel, Louisville, Ky., 1921
- Seelbach Hotel for Walgreen Co., Alterations, 1928
- Kitchen at Seelbach Hotel, Louisville, Ky., 1928
- Seelbach Hotel, undated
- Todds Point School Building, Shelby Co., Ky., 1919
- Dulaney Place Development, Louisville, Ky., 1920
- House for R. E. Snook, 1920
- Lauderdale Subdivision, Louisville, Ky., 1920
Box 3 (rolled drawings):
- Property of Maj. Ellerbe Carter, Alterations, Louisville Ky., 1922
- George Rodgers Clark Apartment Hotel, Jeffersonville, In., 1923
- Community House for Home Construction and Supplies Co., Ashland, Ky., 1925
- Development of Indianola at Mellwood Ave., Louisville, Ky., 1926
- Apartment House for Robert S. Strader, Louisville, Ky., 1928
- Gabe’s Restaurant, Annex and alterations, Owensboro, Ky., 1934
- Gabe’s Restaurant, Alterations, Owensboro, Ky., 1946, undated
- Gabe’s Restaurant, Owensboro, Ky., undated
- A Tourist’s Hotel, Louisville, Ky., undated
- The York Apartments, Louisville, Ky., undated
- The Hager Apartments for the Home Construction and Supplies Co., Louisville, Ky., undated
- Clinic Building for Dr. T.M. Dorsey, Webb-Clark Co., Engineers & General Contractors, Louisville, Ky., undated
- Sales Room for Byck Bros., Louisville, undated