Arthur Loomis

• Name — Arthur Loomis • Born — 28 January 1859 • Birthplace — Westfield, Massachusetts, U.S. • Died — 8 January 1935 • Place of death — Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. • Resting Place — Cave Hill Cemetery Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. • Occupation — Architect

Arthur Loomis was born January 28, 1859, in Westfield, Massachusetts, to Dr. John Loomis and Clarissa Loomis née Robinson. Just before the Civil War, the family moved to Jeffersonville, Indiana. Loomis married Carrie Dorsey of Jeffersonville on December 9, 1902, and they moved to Louisville. They had no children. He died on January 8, 1935, at the Kentucky Baptist Hospital of a heart attack, and was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery.

Loomis was a Mason and member of the Shrine. In addition to his position with Clarke & Loomis, he was an associate architect with the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is considered the first president of the Kentucky Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Although his former partner Charles Clarke was elected, he died before taking office, and Loomis fulfilled his term.

• Illustration — Carnegie Library in Jeffersonville, Indiana • Illustration — Conrad-Caldwell House, Louisville Loomis designed the Carnegie Library in Warder Park, Jeffersonville, Indiana. He also designed the Conrad-Caldwell House, a contributing property in the St. James–Belgravia Historic District in Old Louisville. A number of buildings that Loomis or the firm designed survive and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. They include: • The Beaux-Arts Fireproof Storage Company Warehouse in Louisville • Speed Building, 319 Guthrie Green, Louisville • Carrie Gaulbert Cox and Attilla Cox, Jr., House, 389 Mockingbird Valley Rd., Louisville (Clarke and Loomis) • Henry Frank House, Madison Ave., Middletown, KY • Jewish Hospital Complex, 236 E. Kennedy St., Louisville • Jones Estate, 1905 Stonegate Rd., Anchorage, KY • Levy Brothers Building, 235 W. Market St., Louisville (Clarke & Loomis) • One or more buildings in Old Jeffersonville Historic District, roughly bounded by Court Ave., Graham St., Ohio River, & I-65, Jeffersonville, Indiana • Shelby Park Branch Library, 600 E. Oak St., Louisville (Loomis & Hartman) • St. Luke's Church, 1204 Maple Lane, Anchorage, KY • St. Paul's German Evangelical Church and Parish House, 213 E. Broadway, Louisville (Clarke & Loomis) • St. Peter's German Evangelical Church, 1231 W. Jefferson St., Louisville (Clarke & Loomis) • University of Louisville School of Medicine, 101 W. Chestnut St., Louisville (Clarke & Loomis) • Whiteside Bakery, 1400 W. Broadway St., Louisville • Dr. Winston's House, 11906 Ridge Rd., Anchorage, KY (Clarke & Loomis)