Central Kentucky Building and Loan Association was founded in 1886. The bank was located at the Post Office building at Fourth & Main Street. In October of 1890, the bank moved its office to the Boyle Bank & Trust building, which is currently the VIP office. Central Kentucky had a record breaking year in 1925, when 105 homes were built through the association. At that time, the bank was paying six percent on savings accounts and was named “Danville’s Biggest Asset” by a local newspaper. On May 29th, 1925 the bank’s office was located in the Mills Building on the North side of Main Street and west of the Post Office. The office remained at this location for the next six years. On May 13th, 1931 the bank purchased the Elks Club Building. This building is located on the South side of Main Street. The bank eventually outgrew this location and on April 5th, 1943 purchased and moved into the Boyle Bank Building. In 1936, Central Kentucky Building and Loan Association ran an ad in the local newspaper reporting assets of $563,143.72. Chenault Huguely was the bank’s President, J.B. Nichols Jr. was the Vice-President and M.L. Smith was the Secretary. Upon receiving a federal charter in 1968, Central Kentucky Building and Loan Association changed its name to Central Kentucky Federal Savings and Loan Association. Wanting to expand its office, the bank purchased property from Centre College located at the intersection of Main and Fourth streets. The building was previous the home and office of Dr. Rice Cowan and was later the law office of Gilmer & Pennington. The bank remodeled the building to resemble the Governor’s Palace in Williamsburg, Virginia. Renovations were completed on December 14, 1968. In 1984, the bank added two drive thru lanes and additional parking to accommodate a growing customer base. The bank’s president, John Stigall, was concerned with maintaining the look of the Governor’s Palace in Virginia. Before construction began, Mr. Stigall wrote to The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and requested photos of the Governor’s Palace outbuildings and landscaping. The next major change occurred on December 29, 1994, when Central Kentucky converted to a publicly traded stock company and changed its name to Central Kentucky Federal Savings Bank. On June 14, 2000, the bank opened its second location. This office is located in Danville’s Ridgefield Shopping Center. The following year, Central Kentucky Federal purchased the Lancaster First Federal Savings Bank. On December 31, 2012, Central Kentucky Federal became a division of First Federal Savings Bank of Frankfort.
Central Kentucky Federal is proud to be a Legacy Builder Member of the Danville Boyle County Chamber of Commerce
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