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In 1783 the Duncan House was established when Benjamin Blackford built his
home on one of the original three tracts of land that later became known
as Nicholasville. Many years later the estate passed to his daughter,
Nancy, who in 1813 married William Duncan. The home has been loved and
cherished for over 200 years as it passed through the Duncan family for
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The Duncan House - In 1783 when Kentucky was still part of Virginia, Benjamin and Catherine Blackford built a four room brick house, one of the oldest brick homes in central Kentucky today. Their daughter, Nancy, married William Duncan in 1813. As the family grew, the front addition of the house was completed in 1830 as seen in this picture. William and Nancy raised ten children in the house.
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Robert and Virginia Duncan - Robert married Virginia Nave in 1865. Robert opened a dry goods store in downtown Nicholasville in 1891. The family business evolved into a men's clothing store and operated until it was closed in 1976.
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Robert Duncan and Family - In 1900, the family sat for a photo on the front porch of The Duncan House. Robert Duncan is surrounded by his wife, three of his four children and other family members. Miranda and Robert J., as children, scratched their names in a dining room window pane where it can still be seen today.
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Robert J. Duncan - Robert J. Duncan married Ollie Pearl Nave in 1890. They were married for fourteen years when Pearl died. She bore Robert J. two sons but only one grew to adulthood. Robert J. continued the merchantile business in Nicholasville started by his father. He built a modest home across the street from The Duncan House. Today his home is used as a wedding chapel.
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Miranda Duncan Nave -Miranda Duncan married Matt Nave and had one child, Harry Duncan Nave, in 1911. Duncan, as he was known, lived his entire life in The Duncan House. He married Bessie and had one child who still lives in Kentucky.
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610 N. Main St.
Nicholasville, Kentucky 40356
(859) 881-8478
(888) 727-8336 Toll-Free
Innkeepers:
Mike & Lynn Ann Bishop
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