The City of Fishers announced today plans for the deconstruction of the Kincaid House located off USA Parkway adjacent to I-69. Through deconstruction efforts, the City will salvage and repurpose clay bricks from the 19th-century farmhouse for a future project at the Fishers AgriPark, Strengthened by IU Health. The urban farm in east Fishers pays homage to Fishers’ agricultural roots and offers educational programming, animal encounters, and u-pick crops for the community.
“We’re at a point where there is such an advanced level of deterioration that rehabilitating the structure would be a significant financial and logistical undertaking, and the house likely wouldn’t survive another move,” said Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness. “With a lack of interest from private entities to take over ownership of the house, we have decided to preserve what we can and celebrate the legacy of the Kincaid House at a location that better fits the historical significance of the structure.”
The deconstruction of the brick farmhouse, formally known as the Flanagan-Kincaid House, is the result of a range of structural issues, including sunken floors, joist collapse and separation resulting in unbraced and unstable exterior walls, and an absence of headers on windows and doors. The extent of the building’s issues has limited several reuse opportunities.
“While the usefulness of the current Flanagan-Kincaid house has come to an end and we are sad to see it go, we are pleased it can continue in another form to honor the farming heritage of Fishers,” shared Fishers resident Randy Kincaid on behalf of the Kincaid family.
Deconstruction is scheduled to be completed by the end of July. Plans for the project at the Fishers AgriPark are still in development.
