Prentice School - Louisville, KY
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Kentucky Historical plaque at historic former school
Waymark Code: WM16GMN
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 07/29/2022
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This Kentucky Historical Marker plaque is located on South 6th Street near the south-west corner of the AT&T building. The plaque describes the history of the Prentice School. There is also a smaller plaque underneath which shows an image of the former school.
The marker was placed in 1975.
PLAQUE TEXT:
"PRENTICE SCHOOL
On this site stood the George D.
Prentice School, which was one of
nineteen in Louisville that were
commandeered for us as hospitals
during Civil War. Worden Pope,
an early Louisville civic and
political leader, built his home
here ca. 1830. It housed the
Kentucky School of Medicine from
1887-1914 and later the Stevens
School for Retarded Children."
Marker Name: Prentice School
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Building
Marker Number (for official markers): 542
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Transportation
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