Do you have materials to add to this collection? Please contact Jana Meyer, Associate Curator of Collections, gro.l1744522745aciro1744522745tsihn1744522745oslif1744522745@reye1744522745mj1744522745. We are interested in a variety of materials related to award-winning projects: final drawings, renderings, sketches, drawings from various iterations of the design process, photographs, project files, and more. Please call or email before mailing, shipping, or bringing items on site. For more information about the donation process please visit our collections donation page.

D.X. Murphy & Bro.

D.X. Murphy & Bro., Architects was a Louisville architectural firm, successor to the firm of architect Henry Whitestone. The Murphy brothers designed many Louisville-area residences and commercial buildings, as well as several Catholic schools and churches in Kentucky. They also designed the Jefferson County Jail, the original Jewish Hospital, and the grandstand and twin spires at Churchill Downs. In 1962 D. X. Murphy became Luckett and Farley, Inc. and is still a thriving Louisville architectural firm today. This collection showcases some of the firm’s architectural drawings in the Filson’s collections.  Link to D.X. Murphy & Bro. digital collection.

Stratton O. Hammon

Stratton Owen Hammon (1904-1997) was a Louisville architect who gained national recognition, especially for his residential designs, after starting his own business in 1929. During World War II, Hammon joined the Army Corps of Engineers and was involved in architectural and construction projects such as the Naval Ordinance Plant, Bowman and Standiford Fields, Nichols General Hospital, and Jeffersonville Quartermaster Depot. After the war, Hammon returned to Louisville and formed the architectural firm Hammon and Hammon with his son Neal in the 1950s. This collection showcases some of the Stratton Hammon architectural drawings in the Filson’s collections.  Link to Stratton Hammon digital collection.