Cherokee Gardens
Acollection of small, unconnected subdivisions & large estates along Lexington & Alta Vista Rds., N.E. of Cherokee Park.
The land remained untouched well into the 1850s because of its remote location between Frankfort Ave. & Bardstown Rd., two major routes into the city. In 1851, an alternative to Frankfort Ave. was built for travelers wanting to avoid the railroad crossings in Clifton. The road was named Shelbyville Branch, today it is known as Lexington Rd.
Many successful businessmen built their estates in the area from the 1920s to the 1950s, several were designed by noted Louisville residential architect Stratton Hammon.
Gardencourt originally was one of the more magnificent estates in the area, built in 1906, and designed by a Boston firm for the daughters of a successful financier. Gardencourt is a classic three-story Beaux Arts mansion, owned today by Louisville Seminary.
Another spectacular estate is Rostrevor, although the surrounding land has been subdivided, the residence has architectural details unique to Louisville.
Bounded by Lexington Rd. to the north, Briar Hill Rd. & Pee Wee Reese Rd. to the east, I-64 to the south and Cherokee Park to the west.
GALLERY
Lexington Rd. @ Alta Vista Rd.
One of several fairly faithful later versions of Homewood, 1801, Baltimore, MD.
Lexington Rd.
@ Alta Vista Rd.
Alta Vista Rd.
Alta Vista Rd.
Rostrevor
Rostrevor Circle off of Alta Vista Rd.
