David Austin Sayre/Sayre Female Institute
N 38° 02.886 W 084° 29.657
16S E 719867 N 4214116
On Nov. 1, 1854, David A. Sayre founded a school for women at this site named Transylvania Female Institute.
Waymark Code: WM214H
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 08/18/2007
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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.
(Reverse) 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.
Marker Name: David Austin Sayre/Sayre Female Institute
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number (for official markers): 2197
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways, 2005.
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