Hogan's Fountain Pavilion

The Hogan's Fountain Pavilion was a large gazebo, and picnic shelter of mid-century modern architecture built in 1965 and located in Cherokee Park, Louisville, Kentucky, United States.

Schickli felt that a conical "wigwam" or "teepee" shaped design was appropriate as it reflected Cherokee Park's Native American-derived name.

"[9] Al Blunk, photographer for the Louisville Times captured an early construction shot of the raising of the oversized laminated wood beams.

"[10] The floor of the pavilion was constructed of a round concrete pad, originally with a large interior circular fire pit surrounded by wooden picnic tables.

[16] In an effort to repair the damaged roof at a cost-saving, Parks Department officials elected to place the wood shake over the existing cement shingles.

[16] Engineers Rangaswamy, Yost and Associates were contracted by the Parks Department for what was dubbed Phase II of needed pavilion repairs.

[19] There had not been any maintenance concerning the wood shingles since 1989 and as a consequence the roof degraded to a very poor condition allowing substantial moisture infiltration by the elements.

[19] Environmental concerns were also raised, with the frequent use of the structure potentially causing "erosion, soil compaction and damage to nearby historic trees".

[21][28] Meetings between the preservation group and Metro Parks Department Director, Mike Heitz, resulted in the temporary delay of any removal or replacement of the pavilion, on the condition that private funds were raised to repair the iconic structure.

Integral Structures of Louisville reviewed the condition of the roof and agreed to donate a substantial portion of the labor and forego any mark-up on materials for a repair cost of $82,000.

After two years of fundraising the preservation supporters had raised the necessary funds to repair the pavilion's roof and approached the Parks Department for a logistics meeting.

[4] In October 2009, prior to the finalization of the Hogan Fountain Area Master Plan in December 2010,[21] there were two alternate concepts proposed for this location.

The first concept included the renovation of the existing pavilion and plans to build a second, smaller shelter to the south side of the Hogan's Fountain area.

The second concept showed the removal of the existing pavilion and its replacement, along with the plans for the additional smaller shelter to the south side of the Hogan's Fountain area.

Opponents of the plan included Richard Guy Wilson,[35] Rachel Worley, 2011 President of the AIA Central Kentucky Chapter,[36] Rachel Kennedy, executive director of Preservation Kentucky,[citation needed] and Devin Colman, President of the Recent Past Preservation Network, who also claimed the Parks Department proposition was directly in violation of the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation, specifically standards 3 and 4.

[41] Dr. Daniel Vivian, Assistant Professor and Director of the Public History Program at the University of Louisville stated that "...the pavilion is a locally important example of midcentury recreational architecture.

"[44] Fundraising to save the pavilion began with a concert put on by the preservation group in August 2010 after receipt of Integral Structures' $82,000 roof repair bid.

The Save Hogan's Fountain Pavilion group and Adam Matthews Foundation, a non-profit (501c3) organization, partnered as a fundraising vehicle to begin the restoration process.

[46] Hogan's Fountain Pavilion supporters participated in the 2010 online competition "We Hear You America", sponsored by Reader's Digest magazine.

Volunteers of the grassroots group manned booths at local festivals to raise awareness of the pavilion's status and to collect donations.

The group sold t-shirts to help raise funds[19] and undertook a small letter writing campaign to notify organizations who had patronized the pavilion that they were working to save it and asking for donations and or support.

O'Shea's Pub and Flanagan's Ale House also held fundraising events, and in June 2011 they presented a check totaling $2,500 to the grassroots group.

The band "Hogan's Fountain" donated 50% of profits (during February and March 2011) for iTunes sales of their song "Shine Your Light on Me (Remix)".

The sons of Mr. Schickli, the pavilion's architect, donated $5,000 in honor of their father and allocated an additional $5,000 to a dollar-for-dollar matching grant beginning in September 2011.

After four and a half hours of testimony the hearing concluded with Hogan's Fountain Pavilion being designated with official individual Local Landmark status.

[59] In September 2012, the Hogan's Fountain Pavilion was voted among the top Louisville Landmarks in the Annual LEO Reader's Choice Awards.

Erecting the pavilion's first structural beams.
Configuration with ring of grills and tables
Weather damage to pavilion roof in December 2010
Raising awareness and gathering local support.