Schlotter of Evansville, Indiana according to The Hopkinsville Kentuckian newspaper on April 1, 1905. The Davis Monument and Construction Company, owned by Mr. Davis, built the house as mentioned in the Hopkinsville Kentuckian newspaper on February 2, 1915. Davis also built several other stone structures such as the Cumberland Telephone Company, his residence on East 7th Street, the wings at Western State Hospital, and other private and public buildings. Miss Annie Trice got the deed to her castle on January 20, 1906 and lived in her castle until 1939 at the age of 89. The skeleton keys were turned over to George and Patty Duffer on October 17, 1939. They rented the house to Fletcher Fink from 1940-1942(?). There are no records of who lived in the house in the years 1943-1945. The city did not issue city directories during this time period probably due to WWII. Either the Finks rented the house during this time period or Mr. Duffer moved into the house. His wife died in 1942 and he moved to the house sometime after 1942. Either way, the Duffer family owned the house for 19 years until they sold the house to Mary Evelyn Hammond in 1958. She and her family lived in the house until it was sold in 1964 to Odell and Aline Johnson. Johnson sold the house to Harold and Aurelia DeBolt on September 12, 1973. The Debolt family turned over the keys to the Steele family on October 26, 1981. The OKeefe’s bought the house in 1985 and sold the house in 1998 to the Worthy family. They occupied the house until 2000 when Judy Hall bought The Trice Castle. Judge Hall sold The Trice Castle to the Adkins family in 2004. On June 14, 2018, John and Jeri Lynn Richardson purchased the spectacular house and are currently restoring the inside and outside of the house. This house has such great history and the Richardsons have been tracking down past owners and descendents of owners to get pictures and hear stories related to the house. Out of 10 owners, the Richardsons have been in touch with 8 of the families, including Annie’s descendants.
