Coordinates: 38°09′22″N85°46′20″W / 38.15620°N 85.77220°W / 38.15620; -85.77220Kenwood Hill is a hill and neighborhood on the south side of Louisville, Kentucky, United States. 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 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.
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.
Images of Kenwood Hill (Louisville, Ky.) in the University of Louisville Libraries Digital Collections
"Kenwood Hill: Heights First Housed Cool Retreats; Senning's, Summers Parks Addressed the Playful Side of People" — Article by Linda Lyly of The Courier-Journal
February 01, 2023
kenwood, hill, louisville, coordinates, 15620, 77220, 15620, 77220, kenwood, hill, hill, neighborhood, south, side, louisville, kentucky, united, states, boundaries, road, kenwood, drive, southside, drive, palatka, road, hill, earlier, known, sunshine, hill, t. Coordinates 38 09 22 N 85 46 20 W 38 15620 N 85 77220 W 38 15620 85 77220 Kenwood Hill is a hill and neighborhood on the south side of Louisville Kentucky United States 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 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 Contents 1 See also 2 References 3 Further reading 4 External linksSee also EditIroquois Louisville Iroquois Park Colonial Gardens Little LoomhouseReferences Edit Kenwood Hill The Encyclopedia of Louisville 1 ed 2001 Further reading EditBuzan Stefanie Rae Rosemary Hauck McCandless 2007 A View From the Top The Neighborhoods of Iroquois Park and Kenwood Hill Louisville Kentucky The Little Loomhouse ISBN 978 1 4276 1659 3 External links EditImages of Kenwood Hill Louisville Ky in the University of Louisville Libraries Digital Collections Kenwood Hill Heights First Housed Cool Retreats Senning s Summers Parks Addressed the Playful Side of People Article by Linda Lyly of The Courier Journal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kenwood Hill Louisville amp oldid 914208533, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
