LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Plans are underway to rehabilitate the Ashanti House Cultural Development Center. Mayor Craig Greenberg, D-Louisville, and councilwoman Tammy Hawkins, D-1, announced plans to turn the former firehouse into a new community space.
The center opened in 1904 as Engine 19 and was later decommissioned as a fire station. It became a community center before becoming a privately owned building. In 2020, the Louisville Metro Landbank Authority bought the building to prevent further decline.
“Throughout Louisville, I’ve made it a priority to turn vacant, underutilized places like this into resources that make our city stronger,” said Greenberg. “This building has a long history in the Parkland neighborhood, and I’m excited to work with the community to bring it new life.”…