South Hill - James Turner Duplex
The duplex home was built in 1812 by James Lemon. The lower end of the duplex was purchased by James Turner in 1852. Turner, who had purchased his freedom in 1841, was a plasterer. He provided a...
South Hill - Wilson McNeil Family Home
Lizzie Percila McNeil, her mother, sister, and brother had been freed by James McNeil in 1864. They inherited a portion of the farm on which that had been enslaved. Lizzie was one of the incorporating...
South Hill - Rokesby Hall Carriage House
This Federal-style home had been built as a carriage house in 1812 for Rokesby Hall that stood adjacent. In 1836 when the larger home was sold, the new owner converted the carriage house into a...
South Hill - Ellis Family Home
This house was built as a rental property by James Andrew and Fannie Ellis Scott. Fannie's brother and sister-in-law, Burnett and Emma Ellis, lived in this home in 1906. Burnett worked as a blacksmith...
South Hill - Scott Family Home
James Andrew and Fannie Ellis Scott married in 1883 and bought this property in 1888. They subdivided the lot on either side of their home for rental properties. James Andrew Scott worked with his...
South Hill - Gray Family Home
Robert and Belle Ellis Gray bought a 33 foot frontage from Fannie and Andrew Scott to build their home. Robert, a tinner (maker of tinware and stoves), was also an enterprising inventor whose shop was...
South Hill - Fish Family Home
Leonard and Sally Fish purchased this home in 1865. They had been enslaved to attorney Madison C. Johnson and continued as employees after emancipation. Their only surviving child, Nancy, inherited...
South Hill - Tucker Family Home
William and Hannah Tucker and their children lived in this house which William bought in 1824. Tucker had been freed in 1815 by George Trotter, who entered the document in the Manumission Book of the...
South Hill - Rolley Blue House
Rolla (Rolley) Blue was still enslaved when he purchased property through acting trustee Bob Scott. In 1812, Blue bought a 50x140 square foot lot on the waters of the Elkhorn near Mulberry Street in...
South Hill - Clarke Family Home
Michael Clarke built this Federal-style home in 1818. Clarke was a waiter and house-joiner (builder). He purchased his own freedom along with the freedom of his wife Hannah and their son Matthew in...
South Hill - Victorian Houses
The four Victorian houses beginning at this location formed the Kimball House Hotel. Albert Douglas Warder and Lutie, his mother, purchased a former sorority house from the University of Kentucky...
South Hill - A Free Black Neighborhood
Lexington City Commissioners in 1958 passed an ordinance that recognized the need for preservation and protection of Lexingtonian heritage. As a result, historic districts were established to protect...
South Hill - Oldham and Mitchell Family Homes
Samuel Oldham was a fashionable hairdresser and proprietor of a Caladonian Bath. He also sold general merchandise from his shop on Main Street. He purchased his own freedom in 1826 and then freed his...
