 Having first given consideration to Frankfort as the home to the school, members of the Convention instead decided in 1869 to locate what would be known as the Kentucky Normal Theological Institute in Louisville.It was not until 1879, however, that any definite steps were taken for the opening of the school.In November of that year the trustees of the Convention of Colored Baptist Church in Kentucky purchased of land on the corner of 7th & Kentucky Street in Louisville that immediately served as the campus for the school.