The Kinkead House was built as a two-story, single-family 1840s Greek Revival dwelling. During the Kinkead family's long occupancy it was remodeled, first with a third floor attic, then, a 2-story section on the north side in the Italianate style…

After Kentucky finally ratified the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865 and all of the state’s Black citizens were officially free, the state saw a huge shift in the Black population as they left agricultural areas and moved to cities and towns.…