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'''Kenwood Hill''' is a [[neighborhood]] on the south side of [[Louisville, Kentucky]], [[United States|USA]]. Its boundaries are New Cut Road, Kenwood Drive, Southside Drive and Palatka Road. The hill, earlier known as ''Sunshine Hill'' and then ''Cox's Knob'', was used by [[Indigenous peoples in the United States|Native Americans]] to spot [[American Bison|buffalo]]. By 1868 Benoni Figg owned the area as a part of his [[charcoal]] business. His family oversaw development on the land until it was sold in 1890 to a development company which named the area Kenwood Hill. Southern Parkway (initially called Grand Boulevard) was opened soon after in 1893.
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[[File:Little Loomhouse Esta Cabin.JPG|thumb|320px|The Esta Cabin at the [[Little Loomhouse]] on Kenwood Hill, where the song "[[Happy Birthday to You]]" was first sung]]
[[File:Louisville Colonial Gardens 2023 with street sign.jpg|thumb|320px|[[Colonial Gardens]], a restaurant complex that sits at the northwest corner of the neighborhood]]
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'''Kenwood Hill''' is a hill and [[neighborhood]] on the south side of [[Louisville, Kentucky]], United States. Its boundaries are New Cut Road (alongside [[Iroquois Park]]), Kenwood Drive, Southside Drive and Palatka Road. The hill, earlier known as ''Sunshine Hill'' and then ''Cox's Knob'', was used by [[Indigenous peoples in the United States|Native Americans]] to spot [[American Bison|buffalo]]. By 1868 Benoni Figg owned the area as a part of his [[charcoal]] business. His family oversaw development on the land until it was sold in 1890 to a development company which named the area Kenwood Hill. [[Southern Parkway (Louisville, Kentucky)|Southern Parkway]] (initially called Grand Boulevard) was opened soon after in 1893.


In 1893, Kenwood Hill residents [[Patty Hill|Patty]] and [[Mildred J. Hill]] composed the song "Good Morning to All", which was to become [[Happy Birthday to You|"Happy Birthday to You"]].
In 1893, Kenwood Hill residents [[Patty Hill|Patty]] and [[Mildred J. Hill]] composed the song "Good Morning to All", which was to become "[[Happy Birthday to You]]".


While wealthy Louisvillians built [[Summer colony|summer home]]s in the area, and the first subdivision did not begin until 1942, the neighborhood was widely developed by the 1960s, so much so that extensive work was needed to halt [[erosion]] on the hill in the 1980s.
While wealthy Louisvillians built [[Summer colony|summer home]]s in the area, and the first subdivision did not begin until 1942, the neighborhood was widely developed by the 1960s, so much so that extensive work was needed to halt [[erosion]] on the hill in the 1980s.

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==See also==
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* [[Iroquois, Louisville]]
* [[Colonial Gardens]]
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* [[Little Loomhouse]]


==References==
==References==
* {{cite book |editor-first=John E. |editor-last=Kleber |year=2001 |title=The Encyclopedia of Louisville |chapter=Kenwood Hill |page=481 |publisher=[[University Press of Kentucky]] |location=[[Lexington, Kentucky]] |isbn=0-8131-2100-0 |oclc=247857447 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pXbYITw4ZesC |access-date=November 14, 2023}}
#{{cite encyclopedia | ency=The Encyclopedia of Louisville | edition=1 | year=2001 | article=Kenwood Hill}}


==Further reading==
==Further reading==
*{{cite book |first=Stefanie Rae |last=Buzan |coauthors=Rosemary Hauck McCandless |year=2007 |title=A View From the Top: The Neighborhoods of Iroquois Park and Kenwood Hill |publisher=[[The Little Loomhouse]] |location=[[Louisville, Kentucky]] |id = ISBN 1-4276-1659-0}}
*{{cite book |last1=Buzan |first1=Stefanie Rae |last2=McCandless |first2=Rosemary Hauck |year=2007 |title=A View From the Top: The Neighborhoods of Iroquois Park and Kenwood Hill |publisher=[[The Little Loomhouse]] |location=[[Louisville, Kentucky]] |isbn = 978-1-4276-1659-3}}
* {{cite news |last=Lyly |first=Linda |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-neighborhoods-piece/147652140/ |title=Kenwood Hill: Heights first housed cool retreats; Senning's, Summers parks addressed the playful side of people |date=November 15, 1989 |page=51 |work=[[The Courier-Journal]] |via=[[newspapers.com]] |access-date=May 18, 2024}}

** {{cite news |last=Lyly |first=Linda |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-neighborhoods-piece/147652222/ |title=Kenwood Hill (Part 2) |date=November 15, 1989 |page=53 |work=[[The Courier-Journal]] |via=[[newspapers.com]] |access-date=May 18, 2024}}
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==See also==
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*[[Iroquois, Louisville]]
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*[[Iroquois Park]]
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*[[Little Loomhouse]]
*[[Senning's Park]]


==External links==
==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline}}
*[http://www.courier-journal.com/reweb/community/placetime/southend-kenwoodhill.html Places in Time: Kenwood Hill]


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| North = [[Iroquois, Louisville|Iroquois]]
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| West = [[Iroquois Park]]
| Center = Kenwood Hill
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| Southwest = [[Auburndale, Louisville|Auburndale]]
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[[Category:Neighborhoods in Louisville, Kentucky]]
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[[Category:Populated places established in 1890]]
[[Category:Landforms of Louisville, Kentucky]]
[[Category:Hills of Kentucky]]

Latest revision as of 05:13, 10 July 2024

38°09′22″N 85°46′20″W / 38.15620°N 85.77220°W / 38.15620; -85.77220

The Esta Cabin at the Little Loomhouse on Kenwood Hill, where the song "Happy Birthday to You" was first sung
Colonial Gardens, a restaurant complex that sits at the northwest corner of the neighborhood

Kenwood Hill is a hill and neighborhood on the south side of Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Its boundaries are New Cut Road (alongside Iroquois Park), Kenwood Drive, Southside Drive and Palatka Road. The hill, earlier known as Sunshine Hill and then Cox's Knob, was used by Native Americans to spot buffalo. By 1868 Benoni Figg owned the area as a part of his charcoal business. His family oversaw development on the land until it was sold in 1890 to a development company which named the area Kenwood Hill. Southern Parkway (initially called Grand Boulevard) was opened soon after in 1893.

In 1893, Kenwood Hill residents Patty and Mildred J. Hill composed the song "Good Morning to All", which was to become "Happy Birthday to You".

While wealthy Louisvillians built summer homes in the area, and the first subdivision did not begin until 1942, the neighborhood was widely developed by the 1960s, so much so that extensive work was needed to halt erosion on the hill in the 1980s.

See also

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References

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  • Kleber, John E., ed. (2001). "Kenwood Hill". The Encyclopedia of Louisville. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky. p. 481. ISBN 0-8131-2100-0. OCLC 247857447. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

Further reading

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