Historical Marker

Clarke & Loomis Architects/ Levy Brothers Building

Historical marker location:

Louisville, Kentucky

( 235 West Market St., Louisville)

Clarke & Loomis Architects- Charles Julian Clarke (1836-1908) of Frankfort, Ky. & Arthur Loomis (1858-1935) of Jeffersonville, In. collaborated from 1876 on many Louisville landmarks: Carter Dry Goods, Conrad-Caldwell House, Old Medical School. Clarke died while serving as 1st pres. of Ky. Chapter- American Institute of Architects & Loomis fulfilled his term. Loomis designed Speed Art Museum, 1925.

Reverse

Levy Brothers Building- Designed by Clarke & Loomis in Richardsonian Romanesque style, the Levy Building opened in 1893. It originally housed Levy Brothers Clothing Store, which closed in 1979. Because the building was outlined with electric lights, the phrase “lit up like Levy’s” became a popular expression describing bright, nighttime illumination.