Old Louisville: Community Life in a Preservation District

UPDATE: This event will be held VIRTUALLY on Tuesday, August 15.

Sponsored by the American Institute of Architects-Central Kentucky Chapter and the University of Kentucky College of Design.

Cost: Free for Filson and AIA members, $15 for non-members

Since 2018, the Filson Historical Society and the American Institute of Architects-Central Kentucky Chapter have partnered to provide architecture students with the opportunity to develop professional archiving skills and knowledge at one of the region’s premier historical research institutions. Join Katherine Chaudoin, the 2023 AIA-CKC fellow, for a lecture about her research on the Old Louisville Preservation District. With early momentum for preservation, Louisville established several historic districts that have maintained their historic character. The presentation focuses on Old Louisville and the changes the community saw before and after its designation in 1974. The research will utilize historic documents about the area within The Filson’s collection to gather an understanding of the community over the past 150 years, as well as a survey of the neighborhood to understand how current residents view their community. The presentation will compare these anecdotes to analyze the progression of community life in the neighborhood throughout time.

Katherine Chaudoin is a recent graduate from the University of Kentucky where she obtained her B.F.A. in interior design and her Undergraduate Certificate of Historic Preservation. With a passion for historic preservation and community wellbeing, she has focused her research on the impacts they have on one another and efforts to mitigate the negative effects. For more information on the AIA fellowship, please visit aia-ckc.org.