Von Allmen Dairy Farm House, house in Louisville, United States of America
The Von Allmen Dairy Farm House is a Colonial Revival residence in Louisville, built in 1912 and purchased in 1919 by Emil Von Allmen, president of Gray-Von Allmen Sanitary Milk Company. The one-and-a-half-story structure features Neo-classical details and once anchored a 226-acre farm that has since shrunk to just four acres as the city expanded around it.
Built in 1912 as a farmhouse, the structure was purchased in 1919 by Emil Von Allmen, who operated an extensive dairy business in the region. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in December 2007 to preserve its significance as the last remaining building of what was once a sprawling farm.
The house is named after Emil Von Allmen, who purchased it in 1919 to house his dairy farming family. Its design reflects rural traditions, and today it shows how farm buildings adapt and find new purpose within growing urban neighborhoods.
The house sits on four acres of land with a covered porch and outdoor patio for visitors to enjoy. Today it operates as a restaurant with an open interior layout that remains bright and welcoming, allowing guests to see and appreciate the historic structure while dining.
The original farm property encompassed 226 acres but was reduced to just four acres as Louisville expanded around the building. This dramatic transformation illustrates how rapidly rural landscapes become urban ones, while the house itself stands as a quiet reminder of that vanished era.
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