Jeffersontown in Jefferson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Saint Edward Church

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 28, 2020

1. Saint Edward Church Marker

Inscription. St. Edward Church began on this site on May 15, 1878, as St. Agnes Mission when 30 Catholic families gathered for Mass in a small log cabin on Market Street (Taylorsville Rd). By 1881 they had raised $700 to purchase a small plot of land 132 feet long facing Main St. (Watterson Trail).

The church (60'x30') was completed in October 1884. In 1885, St. Agnes Mission was renamed St. Edward Church in honor of St. Edward the Confessor, who was King of England from 1042-1066. The church building was moved about 30 feet west in 1904 to provide space for a rectory. The church was enlarged in 1933-34 as the parish grew to over 200 families.

A two-room school was opened in February of 1907 for 20 students. In 1919 an additional 200' along Watterson Trail was purchased. A new three-room school was completed in 1947 to accommodate 140 students.

By the early 1950s the parish had outgrown the buildings on this site and an 11-acre site was purchased in Charlane Heights on Sue Helen Drive about a mile from here. The school moved in September 1956, and the new church was dedicated on January 28, 1961.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is May 15, 1878.

Location. 38° 11.643′ N, 85° 33.96′

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W. Marker is in Jeffersontown, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. It is on Watterson Trail south of Taylorsville Road (Kentucky Road 155), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10415 Watterson Trail, Louisville KY 40299, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Trainer and Jockey (within shouting distance of this marker); Conrad-Seaton House / Valentine Conrad Pottery (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Leatherman House (about 700 feet away); Restoration Project (approx. 0.2 miles away); Confederate Soldiers Monument (approx. 0.3 miles away); Stucky House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Joseph Hite Family Cemetery at Mansfield (approx. 1.3 miles away); Christ Lutheran Church (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jeffersontown.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 28, 2020

2. Saint Edward Church Marker

Saint Edward Church and School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by City of Jeffersontown

3. Saint Edward Church and School

Credits. This page was last revised on February 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 488 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 5, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2, 3. submitted on December 7, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.