The exuberant “Free Classic” Queen Anne house at 335 E. Third Street was built around 1900 by Thomas Jones, a bartender. Richly ornamented, it features brick corbelling, rough-hewn stone lintels, and carved wooden spandrels and panels. From…

In 1866, builder and brickyard owner G. D. Wilgus purchased 11 acres of land from William McCracken, who had inherited the parcel from his brother, John, three years prior. At this time, Wilgus was in business with T. C. Luxon, with whom he sold…

The Blue Grass Trust plaque property at 234 Eastern Ave (formerly 140 Vertner Ave) has a rich history associated with the horse-racing industry.This parcel once formed the eastern boundary of Gunntown, a settlement composed largely of formerly…

In 1904, the Trustees of the Colored Public Schools petitioned the city council to use funds from taxes paid by African Americans to build the East End’s Constitution School (also known as Colored School No. 2). The resultant brick, vaguely…

Fifth Street Baptist, a white congregation, began as a mission church in 1888 for a presence in the newly developing northside section of the city – north of Fourth Street and east of Limestone. But times change and church buildings receive new…

The parcel on N. Upper St. where the Dunbar Community Center is presently situated has contained several notable buildings over the past century. In 1901, it was the location of the Blue Grass Commission Co. Feed and Meal Mill; by 1907, the Society…

In the late nineteenth century, Isaac Murphy was the highest-paid jockey in the United States and had the best win percentage in Thoroughbred-racing history. He was a frequent rider of magnate James Ben Ali Haggin’s horses, including the famed…