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Speed Mansion Carriage House Louisville, Kentucky Client: Carleton and Eloise Godsey 207 West Market Street Louisville, Kentucky 40202 Contact: H. Carleton Godsey 502.583.6611 Square Feet: 5,700 Completion: November 1996 The carriage house was built around 1900 - 1910 and originally contained stalls for horses and cows as well as carriage and automobile parking. The second level contained the hay loft and servant chambers. The exterior of the building forces one to fall back on the term transitional. Its feel is Tudor but, with its wide eaves, huge square copper gutters, and five bands of cut stone separated by two courses of brick, it is perhaps best descrbed as Arts and Crafts. On the other hand, Colonial Revival details abound. It is laid up in Flemish bond and has keystones at each window. And then there is the cupola. When the renovation began, there were still dirt floors in the first level stalls and the rear 1920 addition was just unfinished shell space. In the entry hall, parts of the floor above was removed creating a two story high entry with a bridge across. This space was enhanced by three stained glass windows based on Frank Lloyd Wrights Unity Temple. The hay loft was finished into a master bedroom, master bath and walk-in closet suite. The remainder of the second floor was restored to the original wood floors and dark stained wood trim and doors. On the first level wood floors were added to the restored living room and concrete slabs and wood floors were added to the stall areas. The stalls became dining room and gallery and the carriage shed became the study. The tack room was converted to a guest powder room while the original tack cabinets were reassembled into a dining room serving/display cabinet. The unfinished shell space was converted to a contemporary functional kitchen and a family room. A small addition allowed interior access to the garage. All original barn and stall doors were replaced with similar sized glass doors or windows to allow natural light in and a transparency from the exterior. A new brick walled and brick surfaced patio was added off the family room/kitchen for privacy and sound protection from the interstate highway one half mile away. The front received new landscaping. All new heating, cooling and electrical systems and new lighting were installed and hot water radiators and window air conditioners were removed to further enhance the spaces.