Banks and business blocks in Louisville
This tour visits the commercial core, with banks, business blocks, stores and exchange buildings. Most were built to hold shops at street level and offices above.
13 stops, 1.6 miles end to end. One stop is a National Historic Landmark.
Distances are straight lines between the coordinates in the National Park Service Register data, so the walk on the street will be longer. Nobody has walked or checked this as a route, and a listing does not mean a place is open to visitors. Stops last changed Sep 18, 2026.
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Map
Coordinates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data. The solid line joins the stops in walking order and is not a street route. Listings with a restricted address in the Register are never mapped and never become stops. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.
Walking order
- 1Louisville and Nashville Railroad Office Building908 W. BroadwayBuilding · listed 1983start
- 2Sears, Roebuck and Company Store800 W. BroadwayBuilding · listed 19830.2 mi from stop 1
- 3South Central Bell Company Office Building521 W. Chestnut St.Building · listed 19800.3 mi from stop 2
- 4Caperton Block564-574 4th Ave.Building · listed 1984501 ft from stop 3
- 5Old U.S. Customshouse and Post Office300 W. Liberty St.Building · listed 19770.3 mi from stop 4
- 6Old U.S. Customshouse and Post Office and Fireproof Storage Company Warehouse (Boundary Increase)300--314 W. Liberty St.Building · listed 198066 ft from stop 5
- 7Third and Market Streets Historic District201--219 S. Third St. and 224--240 W. Market St.Historic district · listed 19880.1 mi from stop 6
- 8Second and Market Streets Historic DistrictRoughly, area around Second and Market Sts.Historic district · listed 1988300 ft from stop 7
- 9German Insurance Bank207 W. Market St.Building · listed 1985263 ft from stop 8
- 10Kentucky National Bank300 W. Main St.Building · listed 19790.1 mi from stop 9
- 11Southern National BankNHL320 W. Main St.Building · built 1837 · listed 1971166 ft from stop 10
- 12German Bank Building150 S. 5th St.Building · listed 19840.2 mi from stop 11
- 13First National Bank-Kentucky Title Company Building214 S. 5th St.Building · listed 1983351 ft from stop 12
1.6 straight-line miles over 12 legs. Printed from registeratlas.com/tours/ky/louisville/function-commerce/
Taking it along
- Download the route as GPXFor a handheld GPS or a phone app
- Open all 13 stops in Google MapsSet the mode to walking once it opens
- Open the first stop in Apple MapsThe Apple Maps web link carries one destination, so this is stop 1 only
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- Houses and mansions in Louisville11 stops · 2.0 milesThe route links the houses the register carries in Louisville. Many are private homes and the stops are meant to be seen from the sidewalk.
- Churches and temples in Louisville11 stops · 2.1 milesThe route links churches built between 1884 and 1931. Congregations still use many of them and access depends on the hours they keep.
- Industry and warehouses in Louisville11 stops · 2.2 milesThe route links the industrial buildings the register carries in Louisville. Many have been converted to other uses since they were listed.