Crescent Hill, Louisville
Crescent Hill Historic District | |
Frankfort Avenue in Crescent Hill | |
| Location | Roughly bounded by Brownsboro and Lexington Rds, Peterson, Zorn, and Frankfort Aves., and Crabbs Lane, Louisville, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates | 38°15′11″N 85°41′12″W / 38.25306°N 85.68667°W |
| Area | 590.6 acres (2.390 km2) |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 82001556 |
| Added to NRHP | November 12, 1982 |
Crescent Hill is a neighborhood four miles (6 km) east of downtown Louisville, Kentucky USA. This area was originally called "Beargrass" because it sits on a ridge between two forks of Beargrass Creek. The boundaries of Crescent Hill are N Ewing Ave to the St. Matthews city limit (roughly Cannons Lane) by Brownsboro Road to Lexington Road. Frankfort Avenue generally bisects the neighborhood.
The Crescent Hill Historic District, roughly bounded by Brownsboro and Lexington Rds., Peterson, Zorn, and Frankfort Aves., and Crabbs Lane, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.