804 Walnut St Historic Survey 2000

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Resource Number: 5BL8029 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 xx 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; xx 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: Commerce; Community Planning and Development; Ethnic Heritage / European 40. Period of Significance: 1906 - 1950 41. Level of Significance: National: State: Local: xx 42. Statement of Significance This building is historically significant, relative to National Register Criterion A, for its associations with the Forte family, and commercial and residential growth in Louisville during the first half of the twentieth century. The property is also historically significant for its representation of Louisville's ethnic Italian heritage. Michael Forte was an Italian immigrant. Ora Forte's parents were Italian immigrants. The building is architecturally significant as a representative wood -frame commercial building dating from the early 1900s. For these reasons, this property is eligible for individual listing in the National Register of Historic Places. It would also eligible for National Register eligibility as a contributing property within a potential National Register historic district. 43. Assessment of historic physical integrity related to significance: This building historically had a partial false front facade. No other alterations were noted at the time of survey, and there have been no additions. The building, thus, exhibits a high degree of historical integrity.