Downtown in Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Pendennis Club
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2022
1. Pendennis Club Marker
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
December 4th 2003
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1928.
Location. 38° 15.047′ N, 85° 45.3′ W. Marker is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. It is in Downtown. Marker is at the intersection of West Muhammad Ali Boulevard and South 2nd Street, on the left when traveling west on West Muhammad Ali Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 218 W Muhammad Ali Blvd, Louisville KY 40202, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 50th Anniversary of the End of World War II (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Christ Church Cathedral (about 500 feet away); "Neighborhood House" / Settlement Houses (about 700 feet away); Sit-in Demonstration Site (about 700 feet away); Speed Building (about 700 feet away); Sit-In Demonstration Site (about 800 feet away); The Seelbach Hotel, 1905 (about 800 feet away); Thomas Merton - (1915-68) / A Revelation (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Louisville.
Regarding Pendennis Club. Excerpts from the National Register nomination:
Bythe 1920s the Pendennis Club membership, again feeling pressure to accommodate more members and to provide more modern facilities, decided another club building was needed. After briefly considering a Gothic Revival design by Louisville architect Brinton B. Davis, himself a member of the club, the Pendennis board of directors chose to build a Georgian Revival building after the plans of Frederic Morgan from the firm of Nevin, Morgan and Wischmeyer. Morgan took his inspiration directly from great English houses. The ballroom, for example, was patterned upon a room in a house at Crichel in Dorsetshire.
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Also see . . .
1. Pendennis Club (PDF). National Register nomination for the property, which was listed in 2003. (National Archives) (Submitted on August 5, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. Clubhouse History. Construction of the $1 million clubhouse drew much attention from the media. (Pendennis Club) (Submitted on August 5, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2022
2. Pendennis Club Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 175 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 5, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
