Presentation Academy | |
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Address | |
861 South 4th Street , , 40203 United States | |
Coordinates | 38°14′32″N 85°45′34″W / 38.24222°N 85.75944°W |
Information | |
Type | Private, All-Girls |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
Established | 1831 |
Founder | Catherine Spalding |
President | Laura Dills '94 |
Principal | Becca Noonan '00 |
Grades | 9–12 |
Gender | female |
Color(s) | Navy blue and white |
Mascot | Topper (Top Hat) |
Nickname | Toppers, Pres, P.A. |
Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools[1] |
Publication | Tower Yearbook (school annual); The Tower (newsletter) |
Athletic Director | Jill O'Bryan |
Website | www |
Presentation Academy | |
Location | Louisville, Kentucky |
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Built | 1893 |
Architect | D.X. Murphy |
Architectural style | Richardsonian Romanesque |
NRHP reference No. | 78001364 |
Added to NRHP | 1978 |
Presentation Academy, a college-preparatory high school for young women, is located in Downtown Louisville, Kentucky, United States, just north of Old Louisville in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville. Founded in 1831 by Mother Catherine Spalding, foundress of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, it is the oldest school in continuous operation in Louisville.