Difference between revisions 339082941 and 391413014 on enwiki{{Infobox nrhp | name = Lincliff | nrhp_type = | image = | caption = | 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" /> (contracted; show full) ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Houses in Louisville, Kentucky]] [[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Louisville, Kentucky]] [[de:Lincliff]] All content in the above text box is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license Version 4 and was originally sourced from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=prev&oldid=391413014.
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