There was a great need to have a Baptist church in Aberdeen. Mrs. Reeder, an early founder, walked to Aberdeen, from the now Ellsberry area, crossed the Ohio River in a skiff, and walked to Washington, which was 4 miles from Maysville, to attend church.
The two-story school was modeled after a similar structure in Maysville, Kentucky, although Higginsport's was considered "much handsomer and commodious." The gothic-inspired building was constructed entirely of brick and contained six rooms with 16-foot c
The Washington Opera House is a 2 and 1/2 story structure near the western end of the main downtown shopping district of Maysville, Kentucky.