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

Mary Anderson

1859 - 1940

Photographed by Shane Oliver, July 26, 2021

1. Mary Anderson Marker

Inscription. World-famed Louisville actress who made her debut in this city at Macauley's Theater November 27, 1875, and went on to triumphs in Shakespearean roles in New York and England where she retired after marriage.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is November 27, 1875.

Location. 38° 14.898′ N, 85° 45.487′ W. Marker is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. It is in Downtown. It is on South 4th Street just south of West Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 640 S 4th St, Louisville KY 40202, 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

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distance of this marker: Sit-In Demonstration Site (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Sit-In Demonstration Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Campaign to End Racial Segregation in Louisville (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Brennan House (about 400 feet away); J. Graham Brown (about 600 feet away); James Guthrie (1792-1869) (about 700 feet away); Speed Building (about 700 feet away); Sit-in Demonstration Site (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Louisville.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2022

2. Mary Anderson Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 281 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 5, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. 2. submitted on August 5, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.