Welcome to the Original Highlands

Once it's gone....it's gone forever

"We shape our buildings; thereafter, our buildings shape us." - Winston Churchill The Original Highlands Neighborhood Plan, approved by Louisville’s Metro Council in 2006, recommends that the Original Highlands investigate Landmark Historic Designation for the neighborhood. Are you interested in….. -      Learning more about the Designation in an open and public forum? -      Increasing your property values?  -      Retaining the historic character and charm of the Original Highlands? -      Restricting the unwanted demolition of historic properties? -      Having input in how real estate is developed in the Original Highlands? -      Empowering the neighborhood to control its own destiny?  If so, you should learn more about this important movement within the Original Highlands.  Contact John Riddick or Jay Stottman.

Links, Articles, Blogs, & Information: Why Preservation Matters (Recent article in the Courier-Journal) Louisville Metro Landmarks Commission Website Kentucky Heritage Council National Trust for Historic Preservation Original Highlands Wiki 8684 My Loueyville Debate over preservation efforts in the Highlands (WAVE TV)

Download The Big Lie: Replace or Restore? Download Historic Preservation in the Original Highlands, Clash or Convergence? Download a map of the Original Highlands