Hawthorne is a neighborhood in eastern Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Its boundaries are Taylorsville Road, Hawthorne Avenue, Bardstown Road and I-264. The land was once part of John Speed's Farmington estate, known for its plantation house built around 1815-16. The neighborhood is primarily residential and was first subdivided in 1909, but saw its fastest grown in the 1920s. It takes its name from Hawthorne Avenue, and most of the other streets are named after writers or poets. Sullivan University is located in the neighborhood. Hawthorne surrounds the small city of Wellington, Kentucky.
References
- "Hawthorne". The Encyclopedia of Louisville (1). (2001).
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| Subject areas | Attractions/Events • Cityscape • Economy • Education • Geography • Government • History • Media • Neighborhoods • Parks • People • Performing arts • Sports • Transportation |  |
| Top subjects | Cave Hill Cemetery • Falls of the Ohio • Farmington • Kentucky Derby • Louisville Cardinals • Louisville in the Civil War • Louisville Slugger • Old Louisville • University of Louisville | |
| National Historic Landmarks |
Belle of Louisville • Churchill Downs • Locust Grove • Mayor Andrew Broaddus • Old Bank • Zachary Taylor House • United States Marine Hospital • Water Tower | |
| Prominent suburbs (over 10K pop.) |
Bardstown • Clarksville • Jeffersonville • New Albany • Shelbyville • Shepherdsville | |
