The Trice Castle

The Trice Castle Trice Castle History

The Trice Castle was built in 1905 for Miss Anna Mallory Trice after her father died. The architect was F.J. Lucian H. Mr. and Mrs.

Schlotter of Evansville, Indiana according to The Hopkinsville Kentuckian newspaper on April 1, 1905. The Davis Monument and Construction Company, owned by Mr. Davis, built the house as mentioned in the Hopkinsville Kentuckian newspaper on February 2, 1915. Davis also built several other stone structures such as the Cumberland Telephone Company, his residence on East 7th Street, the wings at Weste

rn State Hospital, and other private and public buildings. Miss Annie Trice got the deed to her castle on January 20, 1906 and lived in her castle until 1939 at the age of 89. The skeleton keys were turned over to George and Patty Duffer on October 17, 1939. They rented the house to Fletcher Fink from 1940-1942(?). There are no records of who lived in the house in the years 1943-1945. The city did not issue city directories during this time period probably due to WWII. Either the Finks rented the house during this time period or Mr. Duffer moved into the house. His wife died in 1942 and he moved to the house sometime after 1942. Either way, the Duffer family owned the house for 19 years until they sold the house to Mary Evelyn Hammond in 1958. She and her family lived in the house until it was sold in 1964 to Odell and Aline Johnson. Johnson sold the house to Harold and Aurelia DeBolt on September 12, 1973. The Debolt family turned over the keys to the Steele family on October 26, 1981. The OKeefe’s bought the house in 1985 and sold the house in 1998 to the Worthy family. They occupied the house until 2000 when Judy Hall bought The Trice Castle. Judge Hall sold The Trice Castle to the Adkins family in 2004. On June 14, 2018, John and Jeri Lynn Richardson purchased the spectacular house and are currently restoring the inside and outside of the house. This house has such great history and the Richardsons have been tracking down past owners and descendents of owners to get pictures and hear stories related to the house. Out of 10 owners, the Richardsons have been in touch with 8 of the families, including Annie’s descendants.

We got flocked y’all!! 🦩 🦩 What a fun fundraiser by the Junior Auxiliary of Hopkinsville Kentucky ❤️ Hmmm…I wonder who ...
08/30/2026

We got flocked y’all!! 🦩 🦩 What a fun fundraiser by the Junior Auxiliary of Hopkinsville Kentucky ❤️ Hmmm…I wonder who might be next?? 🤔.

Its that time of year…George and Elliot are ready for Back to School!! 🏫 📕 🧮 🛝
08/13/2026

Its that time of year…George and Elliot are ready for Back to School!! 🏫 📕 🧮 🛝

Our latest fun find…a Kearney & Wiggers “modern gothic” mechanical desk, patent 1877. Often referred to as a ‘Wiggers d...
08/04/2026

Our latest fun find…a Kearney & Wiggers “modern gothic” mechanical desk, patent 1877.

Often referred to as a ‘Wiggers desk’ the firm was located in Cincinnati.

We have since learned we are the first owners outside of the original family.

First acquired in Madison WI, the desk made its way from WI onto Greenwich CT and Denver CO before landing on St Simons Island GA; all with the family.

It comes to us through Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery in Atlanta and we are excited to have it

A perfect day to visit the Nashville Zoo 🐅 🦩 🐒 🦏
08/01/2026

A perfect day to visit the Nashville Zoo 🐅 🦩 🐒 🦏

peaceful morning in the garden…
07/31/2026

peaceful morning in the garden…

07/28/2026
Wow! I just finished going through all of the pictures that I copied from the Trice family….and there were a lot. We hav...
07/23/2026

Wow! I just finished going through all of the pictures that I copied from the Trice family….and there were a lot. We have lots more pictures of the house and one of Miss Annie on vacation! It’s labeled “Auntie”. 🥰

A few more pics from the party! 🎉🎉🎉🎉
07/21/2026

A few more pics from the party! 🎉🎉🎉🎉

How cool is this?!! Eric & Emily Krans - LEGO Creations created a lego-version of The Trice Castle :) Emily contacted us...
07/21/2026

How cool is this?!! Eric & Emily Krans - LEGO Creations created a lego-version of The Trice Castle :) Emily contacted us last year asking for photos of the house. We think she did a great job!! 🏰 ❤️

Wow! What a weekend!! The Trice family was back in town after many years! 🎉🎉 We had the Trice family in from Pennsylvani...
07/20/2026

Wow! What a weekend!! The Trice family was back in town after many years! 🎉🎉 We had the Trice family in from Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Indiana to celebrate the Trice Castle’s 120th birthday party! Thanks to those who came and made the party special for the old gal!

We started with a Trice family dinner on Friday night and then the birthday party on Saturday. We took a field trip to the cemetery and the historical society on Sunday. They were very excited to meet Mr. Turner. We even tried to find the old Trice country home. We were so busy at the party that we forgot to get pictures. If you took any pictures, we would love to see them!

Everyone brought pictures and there are some amazing old pictures of the family in Hopkinsville. Here’s to another 120 years!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

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