Rudolph Frederick Buchhold

Rudolph and his wife Lilian owned land in Shively, Ky at the intersection of Dixie Highway and Garey Lane. Garey waa Lillian's maiden name so I suppose it was previously her family's farm. In the 1950's Rudolph and Lillian developed the area into a subdivision for single family homes. More information is contained in "THEY CAME…THEY SAW…THEY BOUGHT!, THE TWENTIETH CENTURY HOUSING BOOM IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY 1920-1970 By Janie-Rice Brother, Jennifer Ryall and Jay Stottman for The Louisville Metro Department of Planning and Design Services, 444 South 5th Street, Louisville, KY 40202-2343:
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Buchhold Acres
Rudolph F. and Lillian G. Buchhold
Figure 8. 126 Map of Buchhold Acres.
Buchhold Acres, located on the east side of Dixie Highway, north of Ralph Avenue, is a 15-
parcel development of brick-veneered homes platted in 1950. The subdivision is an example of
the small-scale, owner-developed subdivision common along Dixie Highway prior to the boom
years of the middle of the decade. Buchhold Acres was platted by its owners, Rudolph F.
Buchhold and Lillian Buchhold, in 1950. Rudolph Buchhold worked in the tanning industry; in
the 1925 Carron’s Directory of Louisville, he is listed as a foreman at Excelsior Tanning. He
lived on Bolling Avenue, north of Algonquin Parkway, at that time.
Garey Lane is the entrance road off of Dixie Highway into the subdivision, which was platted
behind (east) of a row of seven lots fronting on Dixie. These parcels predate the development of
Buchhold Acres and that of the adjoining subdivision, Raleigh Subdivision (for more discussion
of Raleigh, see page 396). These parcels contain brick bungalows from the 1920s and 1930s, as
well as a mid-twentieth century commercial structure.
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Figure 8. 127 Aerial photo of Buchhold Acres and Raleigh Subdivision.
Prior to development, the nearly four-and-one-half acre site was part of a small farm owned by
German immigrants. The 1913 Atlas of Louisville shows the area settled mostly by members of
the Wurtele family. A two-story central cross gable frame house, likely the Wurtele farmhouse,
is still on the south side of Buchhold Acres (Figure 8.128). The five-bay wide dwelling has
undergone many modifications over the years, including the application of brick veneer to one
elevation, and fenestration changes. It does appear, however, that the orientation toward Dixie
Highway is original.
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Figure 8. 128 Original Wurtele farmhouse.
Figure 8. 129 Plat of Buchhold Acres.
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Construction began in Buchhold Acres in 1951, with the construction of one dwelling, 3018
Garey Lane. There are no sidewalks or curbs. Each dwelling has a paved driveway, and most
feature a detached, one-car garage to the rear of the house.
Figure 8. 130 Looking north down Garey Lane.
Figure 8. 131 One of the hipped roof ranches in Buchhold Acres.
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With the exception of two houses (both a Minimal Traditional style), the subdivision consists of
one-story, brick-veneered ranch houses on poured concrete foundations, with a range of between
800 to 1,000 square feet. The majority feature hipped, asphalt shingle roofs, with a three-bay
wide façade and brick chimneys. Common alterations include enclosure of the side
porch/breezeway, and replacement windows and doors.
Recommendations and Assessment of Significance:
Based on the reconnaissance survey and overview of available archival materials, Buchhold
Acres is not considered eligible for listing in the NRHP at this time. Though the subdivision of
truck farms along Dixie Highway is one of the important themes of suburban development in
southwestern Jefferson County, and this parcel’s association with that theme, the relative small
scale of the development, combined with the platting of Raleigh Subdivision immediately behind
the original development, detracts from Buchhold Acres’ ability to fully convey its association
with the theme of the homebuilder in post-war Louisville (Criterion A).
Although the subdivision appears to contain the original dwelling, which certainly helps chart its
evolution from semi-rural truck farm to a 1950s, small-scale development along the growing and
thriving artery of Dixie Highway, this alone is not enough to make the development significant,
especially in light of the other subdivisions which more clearly illustrate this theme of growth.
The integrity of the farmhouse has also been severely impacted. At this time, there is not enough
information about the Buchholds to consider the development eligible under Criterion B. The 15
dwellings do not retain enough integrity to be eligible for listing under Criterion C."
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