Built in 1814, by John Couchman, the Hickman House was originally designed to be a tavern. In 1815, before the tavern ever opened for business, a local cabinet maker, William Hickman, purchased the building for $2,800, to use as his residence. Hickman and his wife, Sarah, raised their five children in the house. William Hickman's uncle, General Richard Hickman, was a state senator and lieutenant governor who in 1813 served as acting governor of Kentucky during the absence of Governor Isaac Shelby. Hickman was a well-to-do and prominent citizen of Winchester and at one time served as sheriff and chief magistrate of Clark County.

    At the time of its construction, the William Hickman House was located in Clark County, but was outside the city limits of Winchester. At that time, the town limits ended in an alley south of Lexington Avenue, several hundred feet north of the Hickman House. Maple Street was known then as Water Street and Broadway was called Main Cross Street.

    William Hickman died in 1864, but his home stayed in the family for six successive generations until its purchase by the Clark County Bank in January, 1982. Mr. Rosenthal and Mr. Dykeman purchased the historic property in 1990.

    The walls of the old home are 18 inches thick, composed of horse-hair mortar and brick, and still sturdy after standing for nearly two centuries. The floor plan of the house, on the other hand, has seen numerous changes until today there are a total of eleven rooms on seven different levels, all connected by numerous staircases.

    The law firm of Dykeman & Rosenthal is proud of its heritage and the opportunity to acquire one of this area's oldest homes.