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A Tudor tour
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Half-timbering on the outside of Tudor Revival-style houses is one of the easiest characteristics to spot. | Photo by Kentucky Select Properties
It’s hard to miss a Tudor Revival-style home, often shortened to just “Tudor.” The elaborate entryways, steep shingled roofs, and intricate timber designs ooze storybook charm. We’re honestly surprised they don’t automatically come with a fairy godmother.

Louisville is home to quite a few Tudors, ranging from quaint cottages to sprawling manors, so we’re taking a closer look at the style to help you spot one next time you’re driving around.

🧚 Long, long ago…
Tudor Revival architecture dates back to 17th-century England and is based on Elizabethan architecture. It gets its name from the English House of Tudor dynasty (1485-1603), which included Elizabeth I herself.

It combines Renaissance and Gothic design elements, and traces of the style first showed up in the US on Queen Anne-style houses. The style was popularized in the UK in the late 19th century before peaking in the US in the 1920s and 1930s.

Neighborhoods in Derby City with the most Tudor Revival houses include Upper Clifton, Cherokee, and Seneca Gardens.

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This Tudor-style house built in 1928 is in the Belknap neighborhood.

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Photo by @jdjudah

🪵 Yellin’ half-timber
Half-timbering is one of the most notable features of Tudor Revival-style homes. Purely decorative, the exposed structural elements are often filled-in or “nogged” with stone or brick. Next, are the steeply pitched roofs. They often have intersecting gables + dormer windows — and no Tudor home is complete without an elaborate chimney and/or entryway.

Here’s a few other characteristics to look for:
  • Natural materials
  • Stone, brick, stucco exteriors
  • Asymmetrical forms
  • Irregular floor plans
  • Tall, multi-paned windows with diamond-shaped panes
  • Arched doorways and windows
💰 Live it
If you like it so much, why don’t you marry it? Here are a few on the market right now:
 
 
Events
 
Friday, Nov. 17
  • After Hours at the Speed | Friday, Nov. 17 | 5-10 p.m. | Speed Art Museum, 2035 S. 3rd St., Louisville | $25 | Experience immersive opera performances from composer Nathan Felix throughout the galleries.
  • FurBaby Formal | Friday, Nov. 17 | 6-9:30 p.m. | Club K9 Dog Park & Bar Venue, 9316 Taylorsville Rd., Louisville | $0-$16.70 | Dress your dog in their fanciest attire for this pawty where a pooch king and queen will be crowned.
  • Harry Potter Night | Friday, Nov. 17 | 6:30-11 p.m. | Falls City Beer, 901 E. Liberty St., Louisville | Free | All ages are welcome for a wizarding night at this downtown brewery, which includes a movie screening + popcorn and butterbeer available for purchase.
Saturday, Nov. 18
  • Pom-Pom Workshop | Saturday, Nov. 18 | 10-11:30 a.m. | South Central Regional Library, 7300 Jefferson Blvd., Louisville | Free | Register in advance to make your own pom-poms with COLLIDER artist-in-resident Allison Lutes + learn how to use them to decorate hats, make garlands, and more.
  • Mellwood Art Center’s Art Fair | Saturday, Nov. 18-Sunday, Nov. 19 | Times vary | Mellwood Art Center, 1860 Mellwood Ave., Louisville | Free | Peruse this juried art show featuring 60+ artists.
  • 4th Annual Cranksgiving | Saturday, Nov. 18 | 11 a.m.-3 p.m. | Willow Park, Louisville | Free | Bicycle to nearby grocery stores and purchase food items to be donated to the Dare to Care food pantry.
  • Kentucky Coffee Cocktails & Charcuterie Tasting Event | Saturday, Nov. 18 | 1-2:30 p.m. | Off the Rails Tasting Room and Wine Depot, 2118 Bruce Ave., Louisville | $35 | Try coffee-flavored whiskey and bites in the private tasting room of this West Buechel bar.
  • Alberta O. Jones Park Grand Opening | Saturday, Nov. 18 | 3:30 p.m. | Alberta O. Jones Park, 744 S. 23rd St., Louisville | Free | Join city officials and the Russell neighborhood for the ribbon cutting of a new music-themed playground.
  • Emo Nite | Saturday, Nov. 18 | Headliners Music Hall, 1386 Lexington Rd., Louisville | $16 | Relive the moodiest songs of the 2000s during this tribute concert with special guests Secondhand Serenade.
Sunday, Nov. 19
  • Classical Series Fall Concert | Sunday, Nov. 19 | 4 p.m. | The Brown Theatre, 315 W. Broadway, Louisville | $15.80 | Hear classical tunes performed by the Louisville Youth Orchestra.
Thursday, Nov. 23
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Check out our Holiday Picks from stellar brands all season long. | Photo provided by 502 Hemp Wellness Center
This season, we’re helping you shop for all your holiday gifting and hosting needs by highlighting local businesses, like 502 Hemp Wellness Center.

If the thought of checking off every box on your holiday to-do list is already giving you a headache, 502 Hemp can help, with high-quality quality CBD and hemp-derived products designed to help Louisvillians soothe + de-stress.
Pro tip: Use code Holiday15 to save 15%.
 
News Notes
 
Environment
  • The Chenoweth Woods apartment complex in Old Henry will be outfitted with rooftop solar panels next year. The upgrade comes from a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The panels are expected to generate 291.1 kilowatt hours of energy each year.
Traffic
  • A high-traffic portion of East Liberty Street near Irish Hill Park will be closed from Monday, Nov. 27 to Tuesday, Jan. 2 as crews work to reconfigure Lexington Road. A detour route will be in place to direct traffic around the area via Baxter Avenue and Lexington Road.
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  • UPS Supply Chain Solutions’ $79 million Velocity facility is open in Shepherdsville. The new warehousing and distribution center uses intelligent automation — think learning AI machines — to streamline fulfillment in one of the most efficient package sorting facilities in the world. It will bring 500 new jobs to the area. (Louisville Business First)
Eat
  • Armadillo eggs are coming to Paristown. Noche Mexican BBQ is opening a second location inside The Village Market Food Hall & Bar later this month. Familiar menu items like the aforementioned eggs + carne asada fries and burritos will be available daily for lunch and dinner.
Arts
  • MOSAIC, a new faith community in Shelby Park where the church doubles as an art gallery, is opening its first show today at 5:30 p.m. The exhibit features artworks made by women, people with disabilities + members of the LGBTQ+ and BIPOC communities. Check it out at 701 Camp St.
Today is
  • National Take a Hike Day. Hit one of the trails featured in our hiking guide to celebrate the outdoor holiday. We recommend checking out the Turkey Run Loop Trail in The Parklands this time of year.
Giveaway
  • Feeling lucky? Our Fly Away Friday Giveaway, in partnership with Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF), is now live. LOUtoday readers have a chance to win two round-trip airline tickets out of SDF — enter here.*
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Travel
  • It’s the most wonderful time of the year — Carmel Christkindlmarkt, voted the No. 1 holiday market in America by USA Today, is back. From Saturday, Nov. 18 to Friday, Dec. 24, travel up to the Indy area to experience a little slice of German holiday delights. Plan your visit.*
Shop
  • Need the perfect holiday gift for your dad, brother, husband, or boyfriend? This brand has you covered with all the gifts and stocking stuffers that men will actually use. (Plus, they’re all 25% off during the Black Friday Sale, happening now.)*
 
 
Try This
 
Yer a wizard, Louisville
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Keep your eyes peeled for a A Wizard’s Christmas: Dinner & Marketplace coming to the Louisville Palace in December, too. | Photo by A Wizard’s Christmas
For the first time, A Wizard’s Christmas is bringing its family-friendly Wizard Brewfest & Movie Night to Lynn Family Stadium. The Harry Potter-themed event will take place on Saturday, Nov. 25, 4-11 p.m. and costumes are encouraged — be it snape, snape Severus Snape or Dumbeldore.

Tickets are $25 and include:
  • Screening of “Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone” on the giant video board
  • Magical Market Alley for holiday shopping
  • Free themed cocktail samples for wizards and witches 21+
  • Up-close magic tricks from charming trickster Darshwood
  • Live music after the movie
  • Magical face painting, balloon artists, and sports games
  • Photo ops + costume contest
We hope to see the Wizard of Old Louisville there.
 
The Buy
 
A great deal from Amazon’s Black Friday sales, which officially start today. Get 40% off Adidas running shoes or 20% off Martha Stewart cotton sheets.
 
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The Wrap
 
Katie Molck in a yellow sweater Today’s edition by:
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From the editor
Check out the most famous example of Tudor Revival architecture in all the land — in “La La Land” that is. Located in Pasadena, the sprawling mansion was also used as a backdrop in films + TV shows, like “Beaches,” “Mad Men,” and “Parks and Recreation.”
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