City Work House of Louisville
1832 to 1954
Louisville, Kentucky workhouse. Organized in 1832 to house male and female petty criminals, the poor, "those of bad repute," and those with infectious diseases. Managed by a committee of three trustees and a superintendent, with daily operations overseen by an elected keeper. Superintendent(s): Trustee(s): Keeper(s): M. G. Holmes (1861), James Kirkpatrick (1864).
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