St. Mark's Episcopal Church is located in the Crescent Hill historic district, on Frankfort Avenue which began as Louisville and Lexington turnpike in the 1850s. The church is located at the corner of Frankfort and Kennedy Avenues in

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. The church was founded as a

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in 1891. The parish purchased the lot upon which the church was built in 1895. The first service was held in the new church on June 12, 1895. Today the church is active member

of the

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