Middletown in Jefferson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
The Wetherby House
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 28, 2020
1. The Wetherby House Marker
Inscription.
The Wetherby House. . Susan B. Davis of Boston, Massachusetts purchased the property from Lawrence Young in 1841, and it became the Davis Tavern. Dr. Luther Paris Wetherby, a young surgeon from New York, bought the tavern, married the granddaughter of the owner, Hattie Davis Brown in 1862. The west end was used for his medical office and the rest of the house became the family home. At his death, his 5 children: Henry Abel (1863), Susie (1865), Luther Paris, Jr. (1867), Samuel Davis (1869) and La Moille (1873) inherited the property and it remained in the family for 138 years. The Wetherby House was sold by May Wetherby Jones, his great-granddaughter and by Dr. Luther Wetherby Pearce, his great-grandson, to the City of Middletown in the year 2000.
Susan B. Davis of Boston, Massachusetts purchased the property from Lawrence Young in 1841, and it became the Davis Tavern. Dr. Luther Paris Wetherby, a young surgeon from New York, bought the tavern, married the granddaughter of the owner, Hattie Davis Brown in 1862. The west end was used for his medical office and the rest of the house became the family home. At his death, his 5 children: Henry Abel (1863), Susie (1865), Luther Paris, Jr. (1867), Samuel Davis (1869) and La Moille (1873) inherited the property and it remained in the family for 138 years. The Wetherby House was sold by May Wetherby Jones, his great-granddaughter and by Dr. Luther Wetherby Pearce, his great-grandson, to the City of Middletown in the year 2000.
Location. 38° 14.709′ N, 85° 32.227′ W. Marker is in Middletown, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. It is on Old Shelbyville Road 0.1 miles south of Locust Road. Marker is on Middletown City Hall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11803 Old Shelbyville Road, Louisville KY 40243, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Louisville Area. It is also 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: Middletown Station (here, next to this marker); Davis Tavern
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 28, 2020
2. The Wetherby House Marker
Marker is left of the door on the right.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,116 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on December 5, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on December 6, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
