Burkhart Company

the burkhart company, owned and operated by tom burkhart, is located in louisville, kentucky and opened for business in 1978. back then, fresh out of woodworking school in north carolina, tom set up shop in the basement of a rented house. as his reputation grew, so did business and tom moved to larger facilities, first on frankfort avenue and then to butchertown, a louisville neighborhood where the burkhart company spent the next 11 years. in 2001 the burkhart company relocated to its current location, a 65,000 square foot historic property on south preston street. built in the 1800's, the facility was originally the falls city jeans and woolen mills and was later the home of the enro shirt factory. the building is on the national register of historic places. now with 15 employees, the burkhart company is considered the first choice by louisville's best designers, builders and architects and for anyone looking for high-quality custom woodworking. over the years tom's business has sprea