EXTRA, EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!, by Aric M. Andrew, AIA, LEED AP

When we heard that the Louisville Free Public Library recently posted all Courier Journal newspaper articles from 1830 to 1922 online, we realized it was the perfect opportunity to find out more about our firm's history.

So here's a bit of what we found:

1. The very first (known) advertisement, announcing Rogers, Whitestone, & Co., Architects. The founders of Luckett & Farley.

2. Henry Whitestone was the president of Louisville Gas Company and helped to settle a lawsuit brought by the City against the gas company for overcharging for gas lamp fuel. The City expected the gas for free in exchange for a loan that was extended to them.

3. Dennis (D.X.) Murphy nearly died in a horse and buggy  accident, after it flipped  at 5th and Market.

4. A photo of J.C. Murphy (Dennis' brother, a eventual president of the firm).

5. D.X. Murphy traveled to Mexico to work on a new horse racing track in Juarez, likely in connection with the work at Churchill Downs.

6. Perspective view of Louisville's "million-dollar" City Hospital

 

160 years after our firms founding, we continue to discover the background behind what got us here.

 
Aric M. Andrew, AIA, LEED AP

Written by Aric M. Andrew, AIA, LEED AP

Aric M. Andrew, AIA, is the President & CEO of Luckett & Farley, the oldest continuously-operating architectural firm in the country. Aric has brought his passion for creating a sustainable business model to Luckett & Farley through focusing on design excellence and creating a culture of ownership and thought-leadership. His vision is to empower the 100% employee-owned firm to go from good to great and continue to build on its 164-year legacy. He has also been instrumental in creating Luckett & Farley Development, LLC, which is focused on providing a steady mechanism for consistent growth - a testament to the thought-leadership that goes into creating a more sustainable Luckett & Farley. As an architect, Aric has over a quarter century of architectural and project management experience. He was also the former Senior Vice President and Market Director of Higher Education for Luckett & Farley for over 10 years. Aric is a resident of Louisville and a graduate of the University of Kentucky, College of Architecture (now the College of Design), where he received several design awards including the Dean’s prize; the highest honor for graduating architecture students at UK, and the prestigious Skidmore Owings and Merrill Traveling Fellowship.

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