Nicholasville's 1798 Founding and Its Building Ages
Nicholasville was founded in 1798 by Rev. John Metcalf and named for Col. George Nicholas, a framer of Kentucky's 1792 constitution; Jessamine County, carved from Fayette County that same year, made Nicholasville its seat. Housing near that historic core reflects more than two centuries of building practice, while the town's growth as one of the faster-growing small cities in the Lexington metro area has added much newer construction on its outer edges.
Older Core, Newer Growth: A Range of Wall Construction
That range of building eras means exterior wall assemblies vary widely across town -- older wood siding and trim details near the historic core, and more recent vinyl or fiber cement on the newer subdivisions that have filled in as Nicholasville has grown.
Project Paths
Matching a Siding Plan to Nicholasville's Building Era
A siding evaluation here should treat a property's age as a starting point -- what sheathing and house wrap are doing behind the siding matters more than the visible material, especially on anything dating close to the town's founding-era core.