Ward, Jasper D. (1921-2002) Architectural drawings, 1924-1997 (bulk: 1949-1997)
Creator: Ward, Jasper D., 1921-2002
Title: Architectural drawings, 1924-1997 (bulk: 1949-1997)
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Size of Collection: 67 ovsz. folders
Locator Number: Mss. AR W259
Biographical Note
Jasper D. (Dudley) Ward, III, a prominent architect in Louisville, was born on October 8, 1921, in Flemington, New Jersey to parents, Jasper D. Ward, II and Constance Fargis (Allen). Ward served in the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers from 1943 to 1946, and then graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a Bachelor of Architecture in 1948. Following his graduation, Ward worked under Gordan Bunshaft at the design firm Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill. He married Lucretia Baldwin on November 12, 1949, in Scarsdale, New York, and together they had five children, Lucretia, Michael, James, Alexander, and Abigail.
Throughout his early career, Ward worked for multiple firms in New York and was a visiting professor at Columbia and the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, before taking a job with the General Electric Company in Louisville. Unfortunately, his position was eliminated after seven months, but he soon found other employment in Louisville with the Reynolds Metals Company. In August of 1958, Ward started a private practice where he collaborated and fostered the careers of many promising young architects. He also was on the faculty of the University of Kentucky’s Department of Architecture. Thus, his influence went beyond his colleagues at his firm. Not one for retirement, Ward joined Hazelet * Erdal Consulting Engineers and Architects after closing his practice in 1993. At the time, the firm was Louisville’s largest civil- and structural-engineering firm. Then, in 1995, he joined The Stone Group—a firm established by Bill Stone. His wife, Lucretia, passed away in 1996, and in 2002, Ward died in Louisville at the age of 80.
Known for his enthusiasm for Modern architecture, Ward is sometimes credited with bringing the Modern style to Louisville. He did not limit himself in design nor in what projects he would accept. He worked with residential, commercial, educational, religious, and public projects at every scale imaginable, applying the same energy and creativity to each. His firm contributed to bold designs for housing, like the well-known Leight House in Louisville’s Glenview neighborhood. Other unique home designs include the A. H. Woode House, the Vernon Robertson Solar House, and the Bill Hume House. Ward brought character to basic building types, such as office buildings and parking structures. His firm’s 1966 design for the Doctor’s Office Building still stands at Floyd and Liberty Streets in Louisville. Ward’s notable Louisville parking structures include the 120 South Sixth Street garage, Louisville Gardens garage on Sixth near Cedar St., and the Federal Garage at Seventh and Magazine Streets. Multiple educational buildings benefited from Ward’s expertise, such as the St. Francis School in Goshen, KY, the Okolona Elementary School in Louisville, the University of Louisville’s Swain Student Activities Center, Portland Elementary in Louisville, and Alice Lloyd College in Pippa Passes, KY. Ward’s firm also worked with numerous commercial clients in Louisville, including the City Blueprint building, Jake Seligman and Son’s Stout and Tall Men’s Clothing Store, Joe’s Palm Room, and Ollie’s Trolley. Ward is as well known for his unfulfilled projects as his completed ones.
Ward proposed exciting projects for Louisville, such as a mixed-use neighborhood along the Big Four Bridge and converting Ballard Mills’ concrete silos into a high-rise apartment. Although neither were ever constructed, they demonstrate his singular vision and his devotion to preservation. He was also a proponent of responsible urban planning, serving as president of the volunteer group called Citizens Metropolitan Planning Council, also as a chairman of a committee for the Louisville Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, and was a member of the Cornerstone 2020 group, which had a role in writing the Jefferson County’s comprehensive land-use plan.
For more information on Jasper Ward and his wife, Lucretia Baldwin Ward, please see: https://lucretiaandjasperward.com/.
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains architectural drawings of projects produced by Jasper D. Ward, which include working drawings for public, religious, residential, commercial, and educational buildings. Most architectural projects are located in the Louisville, Kentucky area; some projects from other locales are also present. The collection includes works associated with Ward and his firm’s most well-known designs, such as the Leight House, the Doctor’s Office Building, and his Louisville parking garages. Some of his most unique residential designs – including the A. H. Woode House, the Vernon Robertson Solar House, the Bill Hume House, and homes in the Benchmark subdivision in New Albany, Indiana – are also represented. Documents relating to bold proposals for the Big Four Bridge and the Ballard Mills silos are also included.
See the project index for more information [click here to access PDF].
Related Collections:
Jasper Ward papers (013×56)
Jasper Ward photograph collection
Container List
Folder 1: Yates Residence – Renovation
Early Times Office Building
Iroquois Park Municipal Riding Stable
Care Systems, Inc., Anne Lynne Manor Camelot
Folder 2: IBM Parts Distribution Center
Goodson Grove
The Cloister Project
Folder 3: Renovation and Expansion of Central Maintenance Facility
Survey for Steve Buren
Bill Hume House
Addition and Alterations to Wedekind House
Campbell Hall Apartments
James S. and Anne L. Pope House
Dulworth Main Street Warehouse Dock and Stairs
Jersey Park, Property of Margaret Tower
Folder 4: Hampton House
Model House Benchmark Lot #24
Jake Seligman & Son, Tall & Big Store
Folder 5: Sanctuary Building for Heritage Assembly of God
Springfield, Property of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Haynie
Stone Place Farm House
Folder 6: Top House Renovation
Jacobs Residence
A. H. Woody [i.e. Woode] House
Gentle Residence
Center for Accessible Living: An All-Use House; Center for Accessible Living – Renovation of Shotgun House
Folder 7: Early Education Program, Parent-Child Center
Reformed Baptist Church of Louisville
Lot No. 133 Fox Harbor
Addition and Renovation to Southwick Community Center
Riggs House
Addition to Shelor House
Gorham House, Benchmark, Lot No. 26
2016 Locust Lane
Folder 8: Neighborhood House
Christ Church Cathedral
House for Mr. & Mrs. William C. Bixby
Heritage Plaza
Louisville Zoo Concession Building and African Outpost
City Blue Building
Richard Johnson House, Benchmark
University of Louisville Cancer Center
Folder 9: Peterson Residence; Donald A. Peterson Tract; Peterson House
Central Printing Co.
Lot 10 Covered Bridge Crossing for Peters Construction Co.
Untitled Street Scene with Notes
Existing Site Plan For: 1211 W. Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky 40203
Fernlea Farm
Waverly Hill Sanatorium Railroad & Tunnel Location; Waverly Hills Senior Citizens Center
Ward House
Proposed Alterations to D + R Pharmacare
Iroquois Amphitheatre Renovation
New Fellowship Hall Addition to First Baptist Church
Folder 10: Unknown Building
Barney Bright residence
University of Louisville Radiation Center
Bill Newman House
Andral Lowe House
Residence for Robert E. Bennett
Spalding University Student and Conference Center
Spalding University Leadership Center
Folder 11: West Downtown Property Disposal Map
Walnut Ridge Subdivision
The Greater Mount Lebanon Missionary Baptist Church
Dr. Young and Moses Office Building
Alterations to Residence for Grady Clay and Judith McCandless
Folder 12: Gayheart House
McAfee Funeral Home
New Building for PW Incorporated
Flanagan House
Folder 13: River Bluff Resort and Dock
H. L. Lyons Co.
Masonic Temple, Prince Hall, Grand Lodge
Rusty’s Produce Market
Plantation Aquatic Center Phased Development
Carriage House Renovation
A New Residence for Mr. and Mrs. David Murphy
Residence for Donnie & Buddy Lake
Stanford House Addition
Proposed Office Building & Parking Annex for Rosen Enterprises Inc.
Mason Residence
Parking Garage, 5th & Liberty
David and Susan Friedmann House, Benchmark
St. Charles Borromeo
Folder 14: Alterations to 2306 West Muhamad Ali for Mr. and Mrs. Jones
1123 S. 12th St. Apartments
Central Park East Restaurant, Bar and Restaurant Remodeling
Washburn Building
Emergency Stabilization Cast Iron Front for Louisville Stained Glass, Renovation of Building
Hutton House
Tom McCulloch House and renovations
Renovation of St. Paul School for the Society of St. Vincent DePaul Council of Louisville, KY
7th Street United Pentecostal Church
Renovations for Sleeping Rooms
A Residence for Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Skinner
Folder 15: Okolona Elementary School
Folder 16: Potter House
Liberty Farms Barn
Main Street Row Houses
Lampton Baptist Church
Redevelopment of South Brook Street
Alterations and Additions for 2412 West Muhammad Ali; Renovation of Residence for KeOliver McCall; Housing Rehabilitation Vacant Structure Program
Urban West One
Folder 17: Athletic Attic
Golde Shoe Center
Hermie’s Lazy Ace
Loading and Staging Area Addition Dixie Applience [sic] and Television Co.
Alterations and Additions to the Spickard-Leibson House
Love and Laughter Learning Center for R. W. Skaggs & Son
Alterations and Additions to Residence for Mr. and Mrs. David Bos
Folder 18: Ollie’s Trolley
Folder 19: Louisville Gardens Parking Garage
Louisville Galleria Parking Garage
Folder 20: French Quarters, Infill Housing
Folder 21: Dismas House Portland – Renovation of Warehouse Area
Folder 22: Willow Lake Tavern
Folder 23: Dismas House — St. Patrick’s Renovations
Folder 24: Dupont Manual High School
Folder 25: Ladies Home Journal Portfolio House
Folder 26: St. Francis School
Folder 27: Portland Elementary School
Folder 28: Leight House
Folder 29: North Facing Corner Prototype House, California Neighborhood Properties Incorporated
Single Family Dwelling Prototypes, California Neighborhood Properties Incorporated
Folder 30: Lyons Residence Section 2, Lots 25 + 26, Hermitage Ridge Farm
Folder 31: Brown Forman Break House
Folder 32: DuPont Manual – The Magnet School
Folder 33: Kentucky School for the Blind, Auditorium and Music Building
Folder 34: Landmarks Commission, Women’s Club Houses Auto House Plans
Exterior Stabilization 4th & Park Houses
Alterations to Building at 1332 South Fourth Street for Charing Cross Co.
Historic Landmark & Preservation Districts Commission
Folder 35: Highland Park Community Center
Folder 36: Bernie Miller Family Homes
Unknown Building
Wallace Buck Creek Rd
Folder 37: Residence of Mr. & Mrs. Edward Isaacs
Folder 38: Garage Addition, David Wilson House, Benchmark
Folder 39: Organizational Maintenance Shop, Boone National Guard Center
New Armory Building, Boone National Guard Center
Folder 40: Christ Temple Apostolic Church, Inc.
Folder 41: Holy Cross School, Rev. Patrick Delahanty
Holy Cross Church, Fr. Robertson
Folder 42: E. P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park Pool/Activities Complex
Folder 43: Preliminary Pool Layout for Tom Sawyer State Park
Folder 44: “Swain House and Garage; Solar Envelope House”
Folder 45: Residence for Marian Klein Koehler
Folder 46: Mobley House
Folder 47: JFK Memorial Library
Folder 48: Ballard Mills
Folder 49: Federal Parking Garage
Folder 50: Personal Care Home
Owenton Manor
Folder 51: Eduplay
Day Care Center, Apartment Peabody – Terril & Goldsmith
Eduplay Building, Kentucky Commission of Human Rights, Lawyer’s Building
Rockford Manor, Intermediate Care Home; Rockford Lane Day Care
Klondike Manor, Intermediate Care Home
Folder 52: Alterations to Building for Charing Cross Co., Care Inc. Renovations
Alterations to 1226 S. Second St for Charing Cross Company
Alterations to 109 West Burnett for Charing Cross Company
Alterations to 1238-1240 S. 1st St for Charing Cross Company
Alterations to Building at 1317 South First Street for Charing Cross Co.
Alterations to 216-226 Burnett for Charing Cross Company
Folder 53: Watterson Expressway Buffering
Miller Café
St. Stephen Baptist Church Addition
George Bloch
Alteration and Addition to Residence for Dr. & Mrs. Glenn Barnes
The Barn
Development Proposal
Dr. James
Unknown Buildings
Folder 54: Martin Residence
Unknown Parking Garage
Sixth and Hill Development
Theatre Louisville
“House for Vernon Robertson; Vernon Robertson Solar House”
Mike Walsh
Unknown Buildings
Folder 55: Lakewood Baptist Church
Folder 56: Metropolitan Development
St. Francis of Assisi Community Center
J. B. Speed Art Museum
Folder 57: Alice Lloyd College
Folder 58: Alice Lloyd College
Folder 59: Sixth and Main Parking Garage
Folder 60: Third Bay Addition to 120 South Sixth Street Garage
Pre-Fabricated for Sixth and Main Parking Garage
Functional Plan, West Main Street Parking Garage
Louisville Windchime Gateway
Folder 61: City Parking Garage
Sixth and Main Parking Garage
Folder 62: Male High School
Folder 63: Student Activities Center, Belknap Campus, University of Louisville
Folder 63a: Student Activities Center, Belknap Campus, University of Louisville
Folder 64: Big Four Bridge – Urban Development Proposal
Folder 65: Doctor’s Office Building
Folder 65a: Doctor’s Office Building
Folder 66: ART ETC.
Warehouse -F Belvedere Corporation
Folder 67: Renovation of The Dismas House
Dismas House of Owensboro
Dismas House/Dierson Center
Subject Headings
Architects – Kentucky – Louisville.
Architecture – Awards.
Architecture – Designs and plans.
Architecture – Kentucky.
Architecture, Domestic – Kentucky – Louisville.
Ballard Mills (Louisville, Ky.)
Bridges – Kentucky – Louisville.
Buildings – Kentucky.
University of Louisville (Louisville, Ky.)
Louisville (Ky.) – Buildings, structures, etc.
Parking garages – Kentucky – Louisville.
School buildings – Kentucky.
