— Best Hardware Store
- And the winner is...
- Brownsboro Hardware
The Basics
Opened: 1960
Neighborhood: Windy Hills-Indian Hills-Northfield
Self-description: “We pride ourselves on providing each and every customer with excellent service and value every minute they visit us here.”
Website: brownsborohardware.comBest of Louisville Stats
Total nominations: 3
Total wins: 2
First nomination: 2005, Best Hardware Store
First win: 2012, Best Hardware StoreThe Voting Academy Says
“They have amazing staff and anything you need, including a tucked-away post office.”
- And the other nominees are...
- J-town Hardware
The Basics
Opened: 1938
Neighborhood: J-town
Self-description: “Charles Lee Kincaid had always wanted to own a hardware store. Finally at the age of 60, he managed to trade his vegetable farm on Minors Lane for a building in Jeffersontown. There, he opened his small enterprise ’38. Still a one-stop shop for all hardware, tool and handyman needs.”
Website: jtownhardwareandrental.comBest of Louisville Stats
Total nominations: 1
The Voting Academy Says
“Love the beautiful, old, wavy hardwood floors.”
- Oscar’s Hardware
The Basics
Opened: 1950
Neighborhood: Crescent Hill; Germantown
Self-description: “We’re here to help. Plumbing. Lawn and garden. Housewares. Paint. More.”
Website: oscarshardware.comBest of Louisville Stats
Total nominations: 1
The Voting Academy Says
“This place epitomizes everything you love about a small-town hardware store. The guys behind the counter are problem-solvers and always willing to help, or just chat.”
- Phelps Hardware
The Basics
Opened: 1986
Neighborhood: Multiple South End locations, including Fairdale and Southside Drive near Iroquois Park
Self-description: “Wide range of home-improvement products and building materials, including carpet cleaning and installation, chair and table rental, drain and sewer cleaning, drywall tools, appliance dollies, hammer drills, wallpaper-removal tools, post-hole diggers, tile saws, floor sanders, log splitters….”
Website: Phelps HardwareBest of Louisville Stats
Total nominations: 1
The Voting Academy Says
“They know how to answer questions and find what you need, unlike most of the major hardware chains in the region.”
- Westenhofer Hardware
The Basics
Opened: 1973
Neighborhood: Eastern Parkway-South Preston Street
Self-description: “Indoor and outdoor hardware needs, plus services such as paint-mixing, glass-cutting, small-engine repair, repair or replacement for screens, windows and doors, key-cutting services….”Best of Louisville Stats
Total nominations: 1
The Voting Academy Says
“Been keeping me away from the big shops for years.”