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1026 Russell Street, Covington
Built in early 1800s by Major Alfred Sandford. Land originally owned by his father, Gen. Thomas Sandford, who was first member of Congress from Northern Ky. In 1835 house purchased by the Western Baptist Theological Institute for home of President. The building housed Miss Bristow's Boarding and Day School in the 1890s. Presented by the Sanders and Eilerman Families.
Western Baptist Theological Institute - Incorporated by a Special Act of the General Assembly in 1840. Opened, 1845. Conflict between Northern and Southern trustees over slavery issue forced its closing in 1853. Arbitration by Supreme Court Justice John McLean led to equal division of property between the parties. Presented by the Sanders and Eilerman Families.