Editing Glenview, Kentucky (section)

==History==
{{See also|History of Louisville, Kentucky}}

{{Convert|5000|acre|sqkm}} of the surrounding land were originally owned by James Smalley Bate and named "Berry Hill" for his [[Berry Hill (Berry Hill, Virginia)|former Virginia home]]. The estate was purchased in 1868 by meat packer James C. McFerran. McFerran's horse farm was named "Glen View". After his death in 1885, John E. Green acquired the farm and renamed it "Glenview Stock Farm". The community received its post office on May 11, 1893.<ref>Rennick, Robert. ''Kentucky Place Names'', pp. 117–118. "Glenview". University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1987. Accessed 28 July 2013.</ref>

In the late 19th century, wealthy families from [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]] began moving east to build summer homes in communities such as [[Anchorage, Kentucky|Anchorage]]. Some of these eventually became full-time residences. Early residents of Glenview cooperated with other communities to open the [[Louisville, Harrods Creek and Westport Railroad]] in 1877, a commuter rail line in use until its abandonment in the 1950s. Some of Louisville's most influential families, including the [[Barry Bingham, Sr.|Binghams]], the Ballards, and the [[William Richardson Belknap|Belknaps]], moved into the area after the opening of the railroad.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hurd|first1=Phyllis|title=Courier-Journal.com: Places in Time|url=http://orig.courier-journal.com/reweb/community/placetime/eastcounty-glenview.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130119180107/http://orig.courier-journal.com/reweb/community/placetime/eastcounty-glenview.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 19, 2013|access-date=29 December 2017|work=orig.courier-journal.com}}</ref>

Many houses are part of the [[Glenview Historic District (Glenview, Kentucky)|Glenview Historic District]]. Several buildings are individually listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] including the [[Rogers Clark Ballard Memorial School|Ballard School]], [[Boxhill (Louisville)|Boxhill]] and [[Lincliff]].

Some developers have played off Glenview's reputation, establishing similarly named communities at [[Glenview Manor, Kentucky|Glenview Manor]] and [[Glenview Hills, Kentucky|Glenview Hills]] in the 1960s and 70s. Louisville attempted to annex Glenview in 1983, which prompted its residents to seek a separate incorporation from the state legislature. This was granted in 1985.<ref>Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Glenview, Kentucky". Accessed 28 July 2013.</ref> Many of the houses are part of the Glenview Historic District, which is on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].