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1330 Bardstown Road Built: About 1900 Frances Lee Jasper has operated her Oriental rug business there for 25 years. She was among 16 bidders for the firehouse when she bought it in 1980 for $72,300 at a city auction. The pipes had frozen, and it was in terrible condition before she renovated it, Jasper said. selling art, and you need big wall she said. rugs look beautiful hanging, with the tall Jasper now lives in the Mockingbird Valley area but used to live in second-floor rooms that had been the fire office, the hose room and a shower area.

Store salesman CutchHammon recalled having parties there and sliding down the fire pole from the dormitory area to what is now office. After the Sept. 11attacks, Jasper created a journal book included a picture of her Dalmatian Dottie that she sold to raise money for a fund for families in New York. are proud of this past and want to make sure that families have a it said. 617 W.

Jefferson St. Built: 1891 Built as the new headquarters for central fire station in 1891, the elegant redbrick and stone structure next to City Hall still has busts of fire chiefs over its arches. Afirehouse until 1937, it later became known as the Sinking Fund Building, named after the tax-collection agency. More recently, it was home to the Inspections, Permits and Licenses Department, which moved out in 2004. The city plans to continue using it for government offices.

In 1892, city officials showed off the building when 500 fire chiefs attended a national convention in Louisville, according to Fire Department: 1858 to written by Lt. Col. Cletus Blandford and other fire officials. 221S. Hancock St.

Built: About 1847 The building, originally used as St. John (Evangelical) United Church of Christ, was sold to the city for a firehouse in about 1870. now home to Pyro co-op gallery and the Dolce catering business, and there are three loft condominiums on the second floor. Photographer Geoff Carr, co-director, said the fire theme was a big draw: where we arrived at the The gallery is on the First Friday Gallery Hop route, and Carr said he would like to line up a firetruck to park out front. such a cool Dolce pastry chef and caterer Rachel Colvin said.

Ann Hargis and Gail Schwartz own the first floor. They bought the building in 1999, renovated it and sold the lofts. The two women are partners and also own and live in the nearby building on East Market Street that houses Artemisia restaurant. As a church, the firehouse also contained fire of the Holy said the Rev. Walter Snowa, St.

current pas- Firehouses still serve By Martha Elson, The C-J Photos by Michael Hayman, The C-J Frances Lee Oriental rug business is in an old firehouse on Bardstown Road. By Martha Elson, The C-J Geoff Carr, co-director of the Pyro Gallery, said the fire theme was what gave the gallery its name. By Martha Elson, The C-J 1122 Rogers St. Built: 1883 Aphoto in the Encyclopedia of Louisville shows horse-drawn engines and firefighters in front of the Irish Hill station. A pumper replaced the horse- drawn apparatus in 1919.

Architect Mark Isaacs, who has his business there, bought the building at a city auction in about 1982 for $10,000. It was his first redevelopment project, he said, and it helped start a revitalization of the neighborhood. very first time I walked into the building, the roof was in such bad shape that it was raining he recalled. Isaacs said his original plan was for him and his wife, Sally, to live upstairs and have offices downstairs. But to qualify for historic tax credits for the renovation, the building had to be used to produce income.

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Meet Kyan My pet rocks! PAGE2 COURIER-JOURNAL MID-COUNTY Adath Jeshurun synagogue which has been in the Highlands-Douglass neighborhood since 1957 is considering a move to St. Matthews. The congregation of about 570 families also has been considering a multimillion-dollar renovation and expansion at its current four-acre site, at 2401 Woodbourne near Seneca and Cherokee parks. Members ultimately will vote on which route to take, said Rabbi Robert Slosberg, who has been the Conservative leader for 25 years. whole thing evokes a lot of strong he said.

Acommittee was recently formed to explore the economic feasibility of constructing a building on about 5.6 acres on Westport Road, across from Walden School and near Hubbards Lane, Slosberg said. Agroup of investors affiliated with the synagogue bought three houses there last August, Slosberg said. They paid $350,000 each for the properties at 4245, 4247 and 4249 Westport, according to county records, after St. Matthews rejected a rezoning request by a developer in 2004 for permission to build patio homes there. The investment group, ADJ Real Estate LLC, would make the property available for a synagogue, Slosberg said.

But if the congregation decides to stay put, the investors could do something else with it, he said. yet to be determined what the cost, if any, would be to the congregation, said Robin Silverman, the administrator. may be that we the building project, Slosberg said. want the synagogue to do in its best interests. a real difficult Committee co-chairman David Roth of Highlands-Douglass said his group hopes to make a recommendation to the board of trustees within weeks.

A new building would be more efficient, but the congregation has been happy for many years where it is, he said. He would go no matter where the synagogue is, he said. But Shelly Branson, a member who lives in Glenview, said she excited about a move to Westport Road. thought it would be a bolder move, a little farther east. I think kind of a lateral move, if Another member, Heather Yaron of Windy Hills, said undecided but thinks that if members can agree on it, would be better served just to stay where we are She said, causing a lot of division.

Some people used to Walden School bought a house across from the Westport Road site last year, and a parent bought another next to the site and is expected to give it to the school this year, said Linda Van Houten, the principal. Both properties would be for expansion, and the synagogue could be a good use for the adjacent property, she said. traffic would not coincide with our school she said. Westport is scheduled to be widened along that stretch. The majority of the syn- younger members live farther east, but the most active members live nearer the current site, Slosberg said.

demographics of the Jewish community are clearly the rabbi said. are marrying later and having fewer children, and upward mobility keeps people from moving back to Louisville or staying in the city The new site has more space but also Slosberg said. a whole lot of people want to park on Westport Road and go to services. Either (site) has challenges and an upside and downside. very hard to foresee the Reporter Martha Elson can be reached at (502) 582-7061.

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