Old Catholic High School

Historical marker location:

Louisville, Kentucky

( 428 S. 8th St., Louisville)

Site of Kentucky's only Catholic high school for blacks. It existed at this location from 1928-1958, operated by the Archdiocese of Louisville. Founded in 1921, the school was administered by pastors of St. Augustine and St. Peter Claver churches, with Sisters of Charity of Nazareth and lay staff as teachers. Desegregation led to the school's closing in 1958.

African American Catholic Church Schools Sisters of Charity of Nazareth