History:
Wickland, the Home of Three Governors was designed by John Rogers, the architect of St. Joseph Cathedral. Construction began around 1825 and was completed about 1828. Local mason, James Marshall Brown executed Wickland's design while all the woodwork was done by Alexander Moore.

The first owner of Wickland, Charles Anderson Wickliffe, was born near what is today Springfield, Kentucky. Wickliffe was a lawyer, Congressman, Lieutenant Governor in 1836, and ascended to the governorship when Governor James Clark died in office in 1839 and served until the fall of 1840. He was appointed Postmaster General by President James Tyler in 1841-1845. Charles A. Wickliffe's son Robert C. Wickliffe was the last of the pre-war governors of Louisiana, serving 1856-1860. Finally, the elder Wickliffe's grandson, John Crepps Wickliffe ( J.C.W.) Beckham became governor of Kentucky after the assassination of Governor Goebel in 1900. He continued to serve after a special election until 1907.

In 1919, the Beckham heirs sold Wickland and it saw a series of various owners including moon shiners, an ironic turn of events considering J.C.W. Beckham was a staunch prohibitionist. In 1930 Wickland was sold to the S.L. Guthrie family who opened it as the Wickland Inn. It served meals and provided overnight rooms. Guthrie sold it Edward King Poor in 1935 reserving the acreage on the south side of the highway where he built Fairfield Distillery and began producing Pride of Nelson whiskey in 1936. Mr. Poor and family lived here until his widow sold it in the summer of 1942.

Luckily, Wickland once again passed into loving hands when Dr. Walter E. Wright and his wife, Katherine Grigsby formerly of Bardstown, purchased it. The Wrights furnished Wickland with additional antiques and operated a renowned antique shop specializing in early American coin silver.

In 1954, Wickland was sold to the last private owners, Robert S. and Sara Trigg. They took up residence in 1960. They continued the long standing tradition of showing the home to visitors in the summer months and for over twenty-five years Wickland was the host to the annual Kentucky Colonels Barbeque the day after Derby.