▁population ▁and ▁urban ▁development . ▁New ▁building ▁projects ▁highlight ed ▁the ▁city ' s ▁growth ▁and ▁prosper ity , ▁and ▁the ▁planned ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁federal ▁building ▁was ▁another ▁indic ation ▁of ▁Louis ville ' s ▁rising ▁prom in ence . ▁The ▁new ▁federal ▁building ▁was ▁constructed ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁under ▁the ▁Super vis ing ▁Arch itect ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Tre as ury ▁Department ▁James ▁A . ▁W et more . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁first ▁recip ients ▁of ▁art work ▁commission ed ▁by ▁the ▁Tre as ury ▁Rel ief ▁Art ▁Project , ▁that ▁employed ▁pain ters ▁and ▁sculpt ors ▁to ▁incorpor ate ▁art ▁within ▁the ▁inter iors ▁of ▁federal ▁buildings ▁nation wide . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁artist ▁Frank ▁We athers ▁Long , ▁a ▁Kentucky ▁native , ▁was ▁commission ed ▁to ▁paint ▁ten ▁mur als ▁dep ict ing ▁regional ▁them es ▁of ▁commerce , ▁agricult ure , ▁and ▁sport . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁with ▁a ▁growing ▁need ▁for ▁more ▁offices ▁and ▁court rooms , ▁the ▁P WA ▁also ▁fund ed ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁the ▁sixth ▁floor . ▁The ▁interior ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁renov ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁the ▁sixth ▁story ▁was ▁dam aged ▁by ▁a ▁fire , ▁prompt ing ▁additional ▁renov ations . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁renamed ▁in ▁honor