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Audobon Park
"Where people from Louisville live." This is the motto of Audubon Park. Originally part of a one-thousand acre grant to General William Preston, Audubon Park was developed as a subdivision about 1910. The Audubon Park Realty Company mapped the lots, planted the trees, laid out the roads, and designated the park areas. In the early days, a street car looped around the area with a station house near the center of the park. When the line was discontinued in the twenties, the station house was used as a dwelling that still stands in its original location today. In 1975, the last of the tracks were removed. Audubon Park was named for the naturalist and bird artist John James Audubon and all but two of its twenty streets were given names of birds. In 1996, The City was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
Today, it is located about 3 miles south of Downtown Louisville and is surrounded on all sides by the city of Louisville. Its entrances are marked by large stone gateways and the city is known for its straight, tree lined streets and six small neighborhood parks. Residents live in 555 single family homes, eight apartment buildings and seven duplexes. Most houses are traditional in design, with styles including Neo-Colonial, Dutch colonial and Neo-federal, though some Craftsman-style California Bungalows are present. There are six businesses and one church within the city boundaries. Two annual traditions are the spring Dogwood festival, and the fall Arts and Crafts festival.
Residents have always, and still, proudly protect and promote the natural beauty of the area.