Gower House - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Erected about 1780: one of the luxury inns built to accommodate the travelers on the Ohio River. Host to many celebrities of that era, including President's James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor; founder American Red Cross, Clara Barton; authors Charles Dickens and Lew Wallace; and Henry Clay. Lafayette was a guest here in May of 1825 while on his triumphal US tour.

Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown
Architectural Style: Georgian, Federal
Area of Significance: Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance: 1750-1799
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function: Hotel, Post Office, Single Dwelling
Current Function: Vacant/Not In Use

Street address: Water Street Smithland, KY USA 42081 County / Borough / Parish: Livingston County Year listed: 1973 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1750-1799 Historic function: Hotel, Post Office, Single Dwelling Current function: Vacant/Not Used Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   07/08/2011 trailhound1 visited it