William McBride, who built the house in 1822, came to Kentucky with his parents and extended family in the late 1788. They claimed land in what is now Boyle Count in the Faulconer Station/Buster Pike area. As a child, McBride lived in Fort Harrod and at age 11, he lost his father and uncle in the Battle of Blue Licks. Even with his rough start in life, he became a successful planter, businessman, early poster, and trustee of the City of Harrodsburg.
To read more about William McBride and the home he built in Harrodsburg, check out the September 2010 edition of the "Mercer's Magazine" available at "The Harrodsburg Herald."
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