Richmond, Kentucky · Established 1794
A historic Kentucky home with a living story.
The Old Parsonage of Andrew Tribble preserves the history of a pioneer preacher, his family and the Madison County community they served. Visit the restored log home and attend public programs throughout the year.

The place behind the history
A frontier home where family life, ministry and the making of a young community met under one roof.
Andrew Tribble came to Kentucky after years of ministry in colonial Virginia, where dissenting preachers challenged an established religious order and endured punishment for worshiping outside it. His life connects the struggle for liberty of conscience with the formation of early Kentucky communities.
In Madison County, Tribble organized congregations, performed marriages and helped create institutions that outlived the frontier generation. The parsonage preserves that larger story. It also carries the memories of the Tribble family, the people who labored on the estate, later generations who altered the house, and the preservationists who saved it by moving it to Boonesborough Road.
The Rev. Dr. Rusty Reichenbach’s research forms the principal local archive behind this interpretation. Published histories, county records, church sources and archival collections provide additional evidence and context.
Explore the timeline
Every chapter has its own story.
Follow Andrew Tribble from colonial Virginia to Kentucky, then trace the parsonage through family celebrations, physical changes, relocation and restoration.
Virginia beginnings
Birth, conversion and the first generation of Baptists north of the James River.
Read this chapter → 1760s–70sPreaching under pressure
Colonial laws, imprisonment and the Baptist struggle for religious equality.
Read this chapter → 1770sThomas Jefferson
Tribble’s Albemarle pastorate and the church-government story preserved since 1826.
Read this chapter → 1783–86Across the mountains
Migration to Kentucky and the gathering of the Tates Creek congregation.
Read this chapter → 1793Daniel Boone & the Tribble family
Marriage, friendship and faith connect two families on the Kentucky frontier.
Read this chapter → 1794The parsonage rises
A two-story log home for Sarah, Andrew, their children and the wider community.
Read this chapter → 1812The great wedding
Martha “Patsy” Tribble marries Dr. Jacob White before Madison County society.
Read this chapter → 1822 onwardFamily and legacy
Peter’s ministry, Dudley’s farm and the lives too often missing from older accounts.
Read this chapter → 1967The house moves
Nathan Amster dismantles the surviving structure and creates Boone’s Trading Post.
Read this chapter → TodayA living gathering place
Restoration, programs, weddings, storytelling and the continuing work of preservation.
Plan your visit → October 11, 2026Adolph Rupp: The Coach
Next event · Sunday at 2 p.m. Eastern
Join us for an afternoon of Kentucky Chautauqua® and basketball history.
Mary Settles
The Last Shaker at Pleasant Hill
Sunday at 2 p.m. Eastern · A Kentucky Chautauqua® performance at the parsonage.
Programs & events · Fall 2026
Stories, history and live performance.
Join us for public programs at the Old Parsonage, including Kentucky Chautauqua® performances and a special October evening of Ghostly Tales.
October 30 · 6:00 and 8:00 p.m.Ghostly Tales with L. Michael Breeze
Settle in for an autumn evening of Kentucky storytelling, classic Gothic tales and vivid theatrical voices in the historic log parsonage. Choose either performance; seats are $15.
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November 8 · 2 p.m.Mary Settles
Janet Scott brings the last Shaker at Pleasant Hill to life, sharing a personal story of faith, work and community in nineteenth-century Kentucky.
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December 13 · 2 p.m.Loretta Lynn
Lisa Woods brings the Coal Miner’s Daughter to life in a program shaped by Loretta Lynn’s Kentucky roots, music and rise from Butcher Hollow.
Details and reserve now →Past events
These programs have already taken place and remain part of the Parsonage’s event history.
July 12 · 2 p.m.Jemima Boone
Betsy B. Smith portrayed Daniel Boone’s daughter in a frontier story of family life, survival and early Kentucky settlement.
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August 9 · 2 p.m.William Wells Brown
Virgil Covington Jr. explored the life and voice of abolitionist, author and lecturer William Wells Brown, one of Kentucky’s most important early writers.
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September 13 · 2 p.m.Mary Todd Lincoln
Catherine Gaffney presented Mrs. President: A Nation Divided, bringing Mary Todd Lincoln’s Kentucky roots and Civil War years into focus.
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October 11 · 2 p.m.Adolph Rupp
Edward B. Smith shared the story of the legendary University of Kentucky coach, his demanding style and the basketball tradition he helped build.
Past event details →View the complete 2026 series and learn what Kentucky Chautauqua® means →
