Northside District in Lexington in Fayette County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Sayre Female Institute / David Austin Sayre

/ 1793-1870

Sayre Female Institute Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 27, 2021

1. Sayre Female Institute Marker

Inscription.
Sayre Female Institute On Nov. 1, 1854, David A. Sayre founded a school for women at this site named Transylvania Female Institute. School renamed Sayre Female Institute in 1855; boys admitted to the primary Dept. in 1876. School renamed Sayre School in 1942. Graduates include suffragette Laura Clay, 1865, and Nobel Prize winner William N. Lipscomb, 1938.

David Austin Sayre Born in Madison, NJ, in 1793, Sayre moved to Lexington in 1811. A prominent silversmith and banker, he founded Sayre School to promote female education of "the widest range and highest order.” A staunch Unionist during the Civil War, he now lies buried in the Lexington Cemetery.
Presented by the Sayre School Alumni.

Erected 2005 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2197.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Women. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is November 1, 1854.

Location. 38° 2.891′ N, 84° 29.65′ W. Marker is in Lexington, Kentucky, in Fayette County. It is in the Northside District.

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Marker is on North Limestone west of Templeman Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 194 North Limestone, Lexington KY 40507, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Black Lexingtonians Believed Strongly in Education 1865 (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Samuel Brown, M.D. (1769 - 1830) (about 700 feet away); From Enslaved to Community Activist / The Original Power Couple (about 700 feet away); Christ Church Cathedral (about 800 feet away); Lexington Public Library 1905 - 1989 / A Carnegie Library (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lexington's Long History with Slavery / Driven by Money (approx. 0.2 miles away); Transylvania Pavilion (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lewis and Clark in Kentucky / George Shannon (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lexington.

Also see . . .
1. Sayre School. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on March 31, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. David Austin Sayre. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on January 10, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

3. Asset Detail | Sayre Female Institute (PDF). National Register of Historic Places inventory-nomination form and photographs. (Submitted on March 31, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

David Austin Sayre Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 27, 2021

2. David Austin Sayre Marker

Sayre Female Institute / David Austin Sayre Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 27, 2021

3. Sayre Female Institute / David Austin Sayre Marker

Sayre School administration building image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 27, 2021

4. Sayre School administration building

David Austin Sayre image. Click for full size.

Sayre School / Public domain

5. David Austin Sayre

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 31, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 266 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 31, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.