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The Beauty is in the Detail...In 1987, one thousand eight hundred structures of the then twenty seven hundred structures found in Bellevue were placed on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington D.C. Even though we have lost eight of those buildings; from the small Funken Coal Co.'s payment office on Fairfield Ave.to the estate home of State Senator Charles Nagel on Van Voast Ave.; Bellevue is still home to one of Kentucky's most diverse and largest historic districts. What makes Bellevue so distinct isn't just the age of its buildings; but, the varied elements used to decorate them. In an age when society no longer considers "adornment" of buildings important, in Bellevue we celebrate those "details" made from wrought iron, glass, sand stone and wood that have brought such honored distinction to Bellevue. Enjoy!
Taylor's Daughter's historic district is home to some of the areas most treasured architectural details.....from
hand chiseled sand stone window headers found along Ward Ave......to
detailed "Victorian" porchs also along Ward Ave....to
modified "Ionic" capitals on pillars along Ward Ave.....to
"Eastlake" detailing on porch entries found along Ward Ave.....to
an interesting patterned porch hood along Ward Ave......to
under eave roof supports that delight visitors to this home on Ward Ave...to
stone cut embellishments on churches....to
gargoyles on supporting window hoods along Fairfield Ave.....to
the intricately laid tiled entrance o the Marianne theatre...to
hand carved stone building bands found along Fairfield Ave.....to
sand stone adornments of commercial buildings found along Fairfield Ave....to
detail of "new" front porch roof along Foote Ave.....which
compliment the "original" porch found across the street...to
the soaring "detailed" front facade of the former St. Anthony school....to
the beauty found along the steps on the St Anthony school....to
"detail" of Virgin and Child window in the former St. Anthony church....to
the rich hues of the "wedding of Mary & Joseph " window of St. Anthony ...to
the most exquisite angel image found in the glass of the "Last Judgment" window of St. Anthony's....to
another "Eastlake" carved porch found along Taylor Ave......to
the varied "details" found in the side entrance of Sacred Heart Church....to
the elements of stone, copper and wood of it's steeple....to
the wrought iron hinges of its doors......to
the simple "details" of the corner stone of the former Sacred Heart school....to
the interesting brick patterns of the Sacred Heart school (now called Holy Trinity school)...to
terra cotta facade relief of the Bellevue High school.....to
roof capitals found along Berry Ave.....to
Italianate cornice designs found on Berry Ave.....to
another "detailed" porch hood on Berry Ave......to
the wooden railings of the Robson mansion on Lake St......to
the Eastlake balcony high in the sky along Lake St......to
the only intact porch remaining on one of the original town homes found on Berry Ave.....to
the fine and heavy details found on Bellevue's former mayor's residence...to
the interesting collection of capitals also found on the home....to
a simple window header along Fairfield Ave.....
wrought iron fences that give definition to Poplar St........to
pre civil war plantation gates from Georgia that now call Bellevue home...to
hand carved capitals and columns adorning Division St.....to
rare brick patterns complimenting window surrounds along Division St...to
now forgotten names placed on a building along Taylor Ave....to
the hand carved element of the former high school on Center St.....to
the "new" wrought iron fencing that lines the sidewalk of that old school...to
a heavy "detailed" window surround on Division St....to
a quaint curved porch railing found on "short" Division St....to
a sturdy and imposing front entrance along Division St.....to
the rhythm of field stone walls along Taylor Ave.....to
"pressed tin" relief on dormer window on Washington Ave....to
cast iron store front at Ward and Center St.....to
beautiful gemmed transom window in home on Ward Ave.....to
another interesting use of glass found in the same structure...to
phenomenal cut crystal entry doors of Ward Ave....to
surprising tiled porch floors along Ward Ave....to
stone capitals on commercial buildings along Fairfield Ave.
sand stone and steam pitted rock wall abutments along Taylor Ave....to
steam pitted stone walls along Prospect St.....to
roof decorations on homes along Washington Ave.....to
door header on the former St. John Church along Foote Ave.....to
sand stone transom window surround on the old high school....to
workmanship of the "corner stone" on the old high school...to
impressive front facade of the old high school.....to
massive and beautiful sand stone "detail" of the old high school...to
an intriguing key stone found along Berry Ave....to
a hand cut clear crystal transom window of the old "mayor's residence"
acid etched "detailing" found on the rear door.....to
stone carvings of the "Mary-B" apartment building on Taylor Ave....to
the simple design of her wrought iron balconies...to
terra cotta element of the Bellevue High school....to
a cast iron support pillar of a commercial building at Lafayette and Center St.....to
the "detailing" of its front doors....to
one of a kind detail on an iron gate along Fairfield Ave.
a window awning on home along Ward Ave.....to
stain glass and sand stone decoration of a residence along Foote Ave....to
another window surround found right up the street....to
a quaint emblem found in a door along Van Voast Ave....to
a copper and glass light fixture along Fairfield Ave....to
the magnificent tile roofs of the old Smith mansion along Ward Ave....to
the side entrance of St John's United Church of Christ....to
the "detailing" found on the door handle....to
whimsical tile patterns on a commercial building on Fairfield Ave....to
the terra cotta door surrounds on a building along Fairfield Ave.....to
a "detail" of that surround....to
the charming steeple of the former Methodist church on Poplar St.....to
the elements of glass, stone, brick and wrought iron of the Methodist church....to
the only remaining original sand stone steps on a town home along Division St...to
the "detailing" of a front porch on Ward Ave.....to
a simple "Arts & Craft" period window found on Van Voast.....all these and more can be found in Bellevue, if you just take the time to look and hopefully appreciate what has been left to us. |
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