Black plaque № 46453

Louisville, KY, United States

"Neighborhood House". Begun in 1896 as first settlement house in Kentucky. The founders wanted to improve the lives of immigrants and urban residents by offering English and citizenship classes, job skills, public baths, kindergarten, and a playground. Mary Belknap donated Neighborhood House's first

permanent site here, 1902. In 1996 this area park was renamed Settlement House Park. (Reverse) Settlement Houses - Before cities addressed issues such as child labor and housing, settlement houses we

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