Benjamin's eldest son, Ninian Beall Edward, was the Chief Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals before serving as Governor and U.S.

[1] Ninian Wirt Edwards, Benjamin's grandson and Ninian's son, was the first superintendent of public instruction in Illinois and was elected to the Illinois State Legislature several times.

[3] A son of U.S. Representative from Kentucky and businessman Francis Bristow, Benjamin Helm Bristow served as the first Solicitor General and the Secretary of the Treasury under President Ulysses S.

The first floor doorway is flanked by period lighting and opens into a low porch that has a wrought iron railing; while the second floor doorway opens onto a balcony with identical wrought iron trim.

[1] The building was meticulously restored approximately around 1940 and upon its nomination to the National Register of Historic Places, it was in excellent condition.