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| name = Lincliff
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 | lat_degrees = 38
  | lat_minutes = 17
  | lat_seconds = 45
(contracted; show full)erty was listed as being significant because it is one of the finest example of the lavish houses built around Louisville, especially east of [[Downtown Louisville]], between the [[American Civil War]] and [[World War 1]]. According to its official inventory, "Lincliff emphasizes the aspirations of its builders in a manner which, although sometimes lavish to the point of extravagance, maintains a proper attitude of tradition, restraint, and task".<ref name="nrhp" />

The original 
{{convert|50  |acre|m2|adj=on}} estate has gradually been subdivided, but the property retains {{convert|15  |acres|m2}}.<ref name="cj99" />

==History==
Lincliff was built in 1911-12 for [[William R. Belknap]], president of [[W. B. Belknap and Company]], then one of the largest wholesale hardware firms in the Midwest. The Belknap family is prominent in Louisville history, and lends its name to the main campus of the [[University of Louisville]]. William R. Belknap hired local architects Kenneth McDonald (1852-1940) and [[William J. Dodd]] (1862-1930) to design Lincliff.<ref name="nrhp" />

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==References==
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[[Category:Houses in Louisville, Kentucky]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Louisville, Kentucky]]

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