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Resource Number: 5BL8012 Temporary Resource Number: NIA Architectural Inventory Form (Page 4 of 5) VI. SIGNIFICANCE 37. Local landmark designation: Yes No xx Date of Designation: n/a 38. Applicable National Register Criteria A. Associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history; B. Associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; C. Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or represents the work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction; D. Has yielded, or may be likely to yield information important in history or prehistory; Qualifies under Criteria Considerations A through G (see Manual). Does not meet any of the above National Register criteria. 39. Area(s) of Significance: Architecture; Commerce; Ethnic Heritage / European 40. Period of Significance: ca. 1904 - 1950 41. Level of Significance: National: State: Local: xx 42. Statement of Significance The Colacci's Restaurant building is historically significant, relative to National Register Criterion A, for its association with commercial development in Louisville during the first half of the twentieth century. The building is also important for its association with the Colacci family, and Louisville's rich heritage of Italian restaurants. This association, though, postdates the period of significance. 43. Assessment of historic physical integrity related to significance: Substantially remodeled in 1955, and perhaps again in 1988, this building bears little resemblance to what it looked like during the period of significance. A comparison of the extant building, with an appraisal card photo from the period of significance, reveals a considerable loss of integrity. The building, thus, is no longer able to convey a sense of its historic significance. It may be regarded as ineligible for individual listing in the National Register of Historic Places, and as a non-contributing property within a potential downtown Louisville historic district.