Old Water Company Headquarters

Preservation in Transition: Louisville poised to rejuvenate its preservation movement

It's once again Preservation Month across the country—and it's a big one. This year's celebration of the built environment marks the 50th anniversary of the National...

Poof! The Omni site is now completely leveled

Now you see if, now you don't. Thanks to a tipster for sending in these photos of the now-leveled old Water Company Building at...

What to do with the Board of Trade? Takeaways from Metro...

Metro Louisville has initiated a process to determine how best to reuse building fragments that have been salvaged from the demolition of historic structures....

Building Blocks: Here’s one idea to reuse the facade of the...

As I write these words, the historic Water Company Building is breathing its last under the weight of the wrecking ball. The landmark-yet-unlandmarked building,...

Live & Let Die: As the Water Company Building tumbles down,...

In three weeks, the old Louisville Water Company Building on Third Street would have celebrated its 110th anniversary. The Georgian-style building opened on December 19,...

Let’s reuse that stone balustrade atop the doomed Water Company Building

The fate of the old Water Company Building on Third Street is sealed: It's going to be demolished to make way for the parking...

Landmarks commission denies petition for old Water Co. Building, allowing demolition...

Thursday morning, the Metro Louisville Landmark & Preservation Districts Commission voted to deny a citizen-led request to declare the old Louisville Water Company Headquarters a local...

Demolition of historic Water Company Building on hold pending October Landmarks...

We've been watching the Water Company Block closely as September 6 approached and passed. That day ended the 30-day stay of demolition on the old Louisville...

Demolition begins on part of century-old Water Company building complex

Demolition has begun on the old Louisville Water Company Building, a complex of four buildings that will be removed for the planned Omni Hotel &...