| The 800 Apartments | |
|---|---|
 The 800 Apartments in 2006 | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Residential |
| Architectural style | International Style[1] |
| Location | 800 South Fourth Street Louisville, Kentucky, 40201 |
| Coordinates | 38°14′37.85″N 85°45′32.77″W / 38.2438472°N 85.7591028°W |
| Construction started | 1961 |
| Completed | 1963–64 |
| Opened | 1963 |
| Renovated | 2015–16 |
| Cost | $6 million |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 331 ft (101 m)[2] |
| Roof | 290 ft (88 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 29 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | W. S. Arrasmith (Louisville) Loewenberg & Loewenberg (Chicago)[3][4] |
| Developer | F. W. "Fritz" Drybrough Sr.[5][6] |
| Main contractor | Robert E. McKee General Contractor, Inc. |
The 800 Tower, formerly The 800 Apartments, is a 29-story residential skyscraper in Louisville, Kentucky, located in the city's SoBro neighborhood, nestled between Old Louisville and downtown.[7] At the time construction was complete in 1963, The 800 was the tallest building in Louisville,[8][5] a record it maintained for nearly a decade.[7][5]
The building hosts the radio transmitter for WXMA (formerly WLRS FM), which has its studio a few blocks away.[2] From 1968 to 1988, WLRS-FM's studios occupied most of the building's ninth floor.[9][10][unreliable source?]
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- ^ a b "WXMA-FM 102.3 MHz – Louisville, KY". radio-locator.com.
- ^ "Architects Here Shuffling Firms". The Courier-Journal. June 30, 1963. p. 66. Retrieved November 25, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Kleber, John E., ed. (2001). "Arrasmith, William Strudwick". The Encyclopedia of Louisville. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky. p. 49. ISBN 0-8131-2100-0. OCLC 247857447. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ a b c Yater, George H. (1987). "Chapter Seventeen; New Directions: Louisville in the Post-Industrial Age". Two Hundred Years at the Fall of the Ohio: A History of Louisville and Jefferson County (2nd ed.). Louisville, Kentucky: Filson Club, Incorporated. p. 230. ISBN 0-9601072-3-1.
- ^ "800 Building Will Receive Honor From F.H.A. Today". The Courier-Journal. January 6, 1964. p. 15. Retrieved November 26, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Ward, Steven (November 9, 2016). "Return of the Turquoise Tower". LEO Weekly. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ Kleber, John E., ed. (2001). "Apartment Buildings". The Encyclopedia of Louisville. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky. p. 40. ISBN 0-8131-2100-0. OCLC 247857447. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "WLRS -- EARLY DAYS 1967 -- 69 | LKYRadio.com Message Board". lkyradio.proboards.com. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ "Welcome to LKYRadio - Classic Louisville, Kentucky Radio - WLRS Page". lkyradio.com. Retrieved August 28, 2024.