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Werne and his wife lived in the house overlooking the southwest corner of 4th & Hill, while surgeon Dr. William Wathen<ref>{{Cite web |title=Courier Journal |url=DR. WILLIAM H. WATHEN DIES OF HEART DISEASE: SURGEON KNOWN THROUGHOUT STATE ILL BUT THREE WEEKS WAS UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE PHOFESSOR FOUNDER OF OLD SCHOOL. 1913. Courier-Journal (1869-1922), Oct 08. https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/dr-william-h-wathen-dies-heart-disease/docview/1023576754/se-2.}}</ref> resided in the house bordering Belgravia Court to the north.<ref>Caron’s Louisville Directories , 1897-1898.</ref> |
Werne and his wife lived in the house overlooking the southwest corner of 4th & Hill, while surgeon Dr. William Wathen<ref>{{Cite web |title=Courier Journal |url=DR. WILLIAM H. WATHEN DIES OF HEART DISEASE: SURGEON KNOWN THROUGHOUT STATE ILL BUT THREE WEEKS WAS UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE PHOFESSOR FOUNDER OF OLD SCHOOL. 1913. Courier-Journal (1869-1922), Oct 08. https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/dr-william-h-wathen-dies-heart-disease/docview/1023576754/se-2.}}</ref> resided in the house bordering Belgravia Court to the north.<ref>Caron’s Louisville Directories , 1897-1898.</ref> |
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All five homes are very similar in style, except for small ornamental features.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Williams |first=Shawn |title=Belgravia Court: Old Louisvilles Premier Walking Court |
All five homes are very similar in style, except for small ornamental features.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Williams |first=Shawn |title=Belgravia Court: Old Louisvilles Premier Walking Court |publisher=Clark Legacies |year=2012 |isbn=1583742832 |edition=1st |location=Louisville, KY |publication-date=2012}}</ref> Although only one foot apart, none of the houses touch. A private park for the Wernes existed behind the five houses; it has since become a parking lot for the Belgravia Court Association. |
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Three of the homes are subdivided into apartments, while the other two remain single-family dwellings. |
Three of the homes are subdivided into apartments, while the other two remain single-family dwellings. |
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Latest revision as of 13:14, 21 November 2025
Werne’s Row– located at 1476-1468 South 4th Street and 102 Belgravia Ct–is a row of five nearly identical Châteauesque mansions in the Old Louisville neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Built in 1897 for prominent jeweler and antiques dealer Joseph Werne[1][2], the residences were designed by local architect F.W. Mowbray, who also designed Louisville’s Union Station[3]. Interior designer Claude Balfour handled the home’s interiors.
Werne and his wife lived in the house overlooking the southwest corner of 4th & Hill, while surgeon Dr. William Wathen[4] resided in the house bordering Belgravia Court to the north.[5]
All five homes are very similar in style, except for small ornamental features.[6] Although only one foot apart, none of the houses touch. A private park for the Wernes existed behind the five houses; it has since become a parking lot for the Belgravia Court Association.
Three of the homes are subdivided into apartments, while the other two remain single-family dwellings.
38°13′34.8″N 85°45′43.7″W / 38.226333°N 85.762139°W / 38.226333; -85.762139
- ^ [“A JEWELER’S PALACE: WERNE’S NEW ESTABLISHMENT ON MAIN STREET THE FINEST INSTITUTION OF THE KIND IN AMERICA.” Courier-Journal (1869-1922), May 24, 1869. 4, https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/jewelers-palace/docview/1105153167/se-2. “Courier-Journal”].
- ^ Courier-Journal, April 25, 1897, page A8: “A Row Of Handsome Residences”
- ^ Courier-Journal, April 25, 1897, page A8: “A Row Of Handsome Residences”
- ^ [DR. WILLIAM H. WATHEN DIES OF HEART DISEASE: SURGEON KNOWN THROUGHOUT STATE ILL BUT THREE WEEKS WAS UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE PHOFESSOR FOUNDER OF OLD SCHOOL. 1913. Courier-Journal (1869-1922), Oct 08. https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/dr-william-h-wathen-dies-heart-disease/docview/1023576754/se-2. “Courier Journal”].
- ^ Caron’s Louisville Directories , 1897-1898.
- ^ Williams, Shawn (2012). Belgravia Court: Old Louisvilles Premier Walking Court (1st ed.). Louisville, KY: Clark Legacies. ISBN 1583742832.
