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

St. Paul's German Evangelical Church

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2022

1. St. Paul's German Evangelical Church Marker

Inscription. This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1906.

Location. 38° 14.746′ N, 85° 45.06′ W. Marker is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. It is in Old Louisville. It is at the intersection of East Broadway (U.S. 150) and South Brook Street, on the left when traveling east on East Broadway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 213 E Braodway, 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 distance of this marker: Scottish Rite Temple / Grand Consistory of Kentucky

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(about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Louis D. Brandeis Home / Louis D. Brandeis (about 600 feet away); Old Presbyterian Theological Seminary (about 600 feet away); The Filson Club / Home of Founder (approx. 0.2 miles away); Adath Jeshurun Temple and School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Louisville Medical College (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Lutheran Church (approx. ¼ mile away); YMCA Building (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Louisville.

Regarding St. Paul's German Evangelical Church. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:

St. Paul's is one of Louisville's oldest Evangelical congregations, organized in 1836 as the First German Evangelical Congregation of Louisville, Kentucky. They held meetings in a carpenter shop for the first three years of their existence, and in 1839 purchased a small brick Methodist church on Green St.(now Liberty) between Fourth and Fifth streets. Finally in 1841, the congregation had outgrown the small church building and a new one was constructed at Green and Preston streets. The congregation remained at this location, although the 1841 church was
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2022

2. St. Paul's German Evangelical Church Marker
replaced with another in 1861, until the move in 1906 to their present location.

The lot on Broadway was purchased in 1905 and the firm of Clarke and Loomis was commissioned. The cornerstone was laid in May 1906 and the first service was held in the new church on October 1, 1906.

(Editor's note) The church closed in 1987. In 2020, a developer announced plans to incorporate the church structure within a new hotel.

Also see . . . St. Paul's German Evangelical Church and Parish House (PDF). National Register nomination for the property, which was listed in 1982. (National Archives) (Submitted on August 9, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

St. Paul's German Evangelical Church and Parish House image. Click for full size.

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3. St. Paul's German Evangelical Church and Parish House

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 2,033 times since then and 86 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 9, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.