 One of the city's few Greek Revival houses predating the 1860s, it sits on the field of a battle that resulted in the destruction of most of the houses around it.Once operated as a museum for Paducah resident Alben W. Barkley, it has been named a historic site.When constructed in 1852, it was the home of William Smedley, owner of a wharfboat on Paducah's Ohio River landing and of a boat-supply dealership.