718 S Center Street
ADDRESS: 718 S. Center Street
BUILT: 1921
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Colonial Revival
This two-story Colonial Revival home with Craftsman details was built in 1921 for Floyd W. Tucker Jr. and his wife Emma Lee Priddy Tucker.
The Tuckers allowed two years for the plaster to season before papering and painting the walls. During that time, their two children, Floyd III and Mary Byrd, were allowed to draw on the walls.
Renovations in 2001 uncovered some excellent examples of graffiti and Ashland art. In 1978, F. W. Tucker IV and Susan Tucker moved into the house his grandparents built. They are the third generation of the family to live here. It’s the only home on the railroad tracks still owned by the family who built it.
Although the lot is smaller, the house looks much the same today as it did when built including the entry porch with prominent columns.