Mayor Andrew Broaddus
Mayor Andrew Broaddus, a two story structure with elevated lookout tower | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mayor Andrew Broaddus |
| Launched | 1929 |
| General characteristics | |
| Length | 98 ft (30 m) |
| Beam | 38 ft (12 m) |
| Depth | 5 ft (1.5 m) |
Mayor Andrew Broaddus | |
| Location | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 38°15′33″N 85°45′18″W / 38.25917°N 85.75500°W |
| Built | 1928 |
| NRHP reference No. | 89001446 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | 30 June 1989 |
| Designated NHL | 30 June 1989 |
Mayor Andrew Broaddus is a lifesaving station built by the United States Life-Saving Service located in Louisville, Kentucky, off the corner of River Road and Fourth Street. She is named in honor of Andrew Broaddus (1900–1972), a former mayor of Louisville (1953–1957). Her historic purpose was to protect travelers on the Ohio River from the Falls of the Ohio, with rescue crews for those who fell victim to the rapids. Louisville was the first place where a lifesaving station was placed in western waters. The first lifestation in Louisville was in 1881, with Mayor Andrew Broaddus as the third. A National Historic Landmark, she is the only surviving floating lifesaving station of the US Life-Saving Service.