Shelby Park in Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
St. Vincent de Paul Parish ⎯⎯⎯ D.X. Murphy (1853-1933)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 26, 2020
1. D.X. Murphy (1853-1933) Marker
Inscription.
St. Vincent de Paul Parish, also, D.X. Murphy (1853-1933). .
St. Vincent de Paul Parish. Parish included a church, convent, rectory and school. Original church cornerstone laid in 1878 at present site. D.X. Murphy designed the larger Gothic Church begun in 1886. Expanded by Fred Erhart in 1927. Parish closed in the 1990s. Restored church served as a catalyst for Shelby Park neighborhood revitalization.
Sponsored by Sojourn Community Church.
D.X. Murphy (1853-1933). Celebrated Louisville architect D.X. (Dennis Xavier) Murphy served as draftsman for Henry Whitestone starting in 1874. In 1881, Murphy continued firm under his name after Whitestone retired. Firm designed iconic twin spires at Churchill Downs, jails, hospitals, schools, homes and businesses. Buried in St. Louis Cemetery.
Sponsored by Studio Kremer Architects.
St. Vincent de Paul Parish
Parish included a church, convent, rectory and school. Original church cornerstone laid in 1878 at present site. D.X. Murphy designed the larger Gothic Church begun in 1886. Expanded by Fred Erhart in 1927. Parish closed in the 1990s. Restored church served as a catalyst for Shelby Park neighborhood revitalization.
Sponsored by Sojourn Community Church
D.X. Murphy (1853-1933)
Celebrated Louisville architect D.X. (Dennis Xavier) Murphy served as draftsman for Henry Whitestone starting in 1874. In 1881, Murphy continued firm under his name after Whitestone retired. Firm designed iconic twin spires at Churchill Downs, jails, hospitals, schools, homes and businesses. Buried in St. Louis Cemetery.
Sponsored by Studio Kremer Architects
Erected 2018 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2560.)
85° 44.49′ W. Marker is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. It is in Shelby Park. It is on South Shelby Street south of Gwendolyn Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1224 South Shelby 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.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 26, 2020
3. St. Vincent de Paul Parish / D.X. Murphy (1853-1933) Marker
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 26, 2020
4. Former St. Vincent de Paul Church
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 951 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on November 30, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3, 4. submitted on December 1, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
