Shelby Park in Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

St. Matthew Church
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Act of Compassion

St. Matthew Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 26, 2020

1. St. Matthew Church Marker

Inscription.
St. Matthew Church On November 3, 1889, the original church on this property was dedicated as the St. Matthew Evangelical Church. The congregation soon outgrew it, and the current building designed by Arthur Loomis was completed ca. 1908. The church had a long history of supporting local ministries and service organizations. St. Matthew Church closed in 1999 and was gifted to House of Ruth for $1.

Act of Compassion The church building became home to House of Ruth. Begun in 1992, this organization began supporting women with AIDS and their children. In 2001, House of Ruth acquired Glade House, which was started in the mid-1980s to house men with AIDS who had nowhere else to go. They now provide housing and support for women, men, and families affected by HIV and AIDS.
Sponsored by Shelby Park Neighborhood Association

Erected 2017 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2519.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Religion & Religious Structures • Women. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society

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series list. A significant historical date for this entry is November 3, 1889.

Location. 38° 14.111′ N, 85° 44.698′ W. Marker is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. It is in Shelby Park. It is on East St. Catherine Street east of South Hancock Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 607 East St Catherine Street, Louisville KY 40203, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Shelby Park Neighborhood / Shelby Park Branch Library (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Society of St. Vincent de Paul / Open Hand Kitchen (about 700 feet away); William Shakespeare Caldwell / The Caldwell Sisters (approx. 0.2 miles away); Preston and St. Catherine Streets Historic District / Mason Maury

Act of Compassion Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 26, 2020

2. Act of Compassion Marker

(approx. ¼ mile away); St. Vincent de Paul Parish / D.X. Murphy (1853-1933) (approx. ¼ mile away); Falls City Jeans & Woolen Mills / Kentucky Jeans (approx. 0.3 miles away); Off Shelby / Shelby St. Streetcar Barn (approx. 0.4 miles away); Presbyterian Community Center (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Louisville.

St. Matthew Church / Act of Compassion Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 26, 2020

3. St. Matthew Church / Act of Compassion Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 916 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 30, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on December 1, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

St. Matthew Church⎯⎯⎯Act of Compassion

St. Matthew Church
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Act of Compassion