The Levy Brothers wanted to open an upscale clothing store at the corner of Third and Market in Downtown Lousivlle in 1891. The building was designed by Charles Clarke and Arthur Loomis in a Richardsonian Romanesque style.
The five story building is constructed with red and yellow bricks with red terra-cotta details articulating the arches, windows, cornice and tower. The tower joins the two exuberant facades as the windows have varying shapes and sizes.
Levy Brothers closed their store in 1979. After a few years of renovation, Old Spaghetti Factory opened a restaurant on the main floor. Later, the other floors became condominiums. The building is also on the National Register of Historic Places.
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